EST n 1: standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States [syn: {Eastern Time}, {Eastern Standard Time}, {EST}]
Est \Est\, n. & adv. East. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
-est \-est\ (-[e^]st). [AS. -ost, -est; akin to G. -est, -ist, Icel. -astr, -str, Goth. -ists, -[=o]sts, Skr. -ish[.t]ha.] A suffix used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; as, smoothest; earl(y)iest. [1913 Webster]
EST Eastern Standard Time [-0500] (TZ, EDT, USA)