 orient |
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| 1. | [ verb ] determine one's position with reference to another point | |
| Synonyms: | orientate | |
| Related terms: | disorient decide guide reorientate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be oriented | |
| Synonyms: | point | |
| Examples: | "The weather vane points North" |
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| Related terms: | lie lie arrow | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (geography) the countries of Asia | |
| Synonyms: | East | |
| Related terms: | Asia Far_East eastern | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause to point | |
| Examples: | "Orient the house towards the West" |
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| Related terms: | position stem | |
| 5. | [ verb ] set or arrange in a new or different determinate position | |
| Synonyms: | reorient change_orientation | |
| Examples: | "Orient the house towards the South" |
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| Related terms: | change align skew change_of_direction | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (poetic) eastern | |
| Examples: | "the orient sun" |
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| Related terms: | poetry eastern | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (geography) the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia | |
| Synonyms: | eastern_hemisphere | |
| Related terms: | hemisphere Africa Australia Eurasia Old_World | |
| Similar spelling: |
oriented Oriental orienting orientate Orantes Orontium ornithine |
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