ORB

eyeball, orb

(noun) the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

ball, globe, orb

(noun) an object with a spherical shape; “a ball of fire”

orb, orbit, revolve

(verb) move in an orbit; “The moon orbits around the Earth”; “The planets are orbiting the sun”; “electrons orbit the nucleus”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

orb (plural orbs)

A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be enclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions

A circle; especially, a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit

(rare) A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.

(poetic) The eye, as luminous and spherical

(poetic) A revolving circular body; a wheel

(rare) A sphere of action.

A globus cruciger; a ceremonial sphere used to represent royal power

A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography (Orb (optics))

(military) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry.

Synonyms

• (spherical body): ball, globe, sphere

• (circle): circle, orbit

• (a period of time): See Thesaurus:year

• (an eye): See Thesaurus:eye

• (revolving circular body): roller, wheel

• (sphere of action): area, domain, field, province

• (monarch's ceremonial sphere): globe, globus cruciger, mound, orb

• (military formation): globe

Verb

orb (third-person singular simple present orbs, present participle orbing, simple past and past participle orbed)

(poetic, transitive) To form into an orb or circle.

(poetic, intransitive) To become round like an orb.

(poetic, transitive) To encircle; to surround; to enclose.

Etymology 2

Noun

orb (plural orbs)

(architecture) A blank window or panel.

Anagrams

• BOR, Bor, Bor., ROB, Rob, bor, bro, bro., rob

Noun

ORB (plural ORBs)

(software engineering) Initialism of object request broker.

Anagrams

• BOR, Bor, Bor., ROB, Rob, bor, bro, bro., rob

Source: Wiktionary

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Orb, n. Etym: [OF. orb blind, fr. L. orbus destitute.] (Arch.)

Definition: A blank window or panel. [Obs.] Oxf. Gloss.

Orb, n. Etym: [F. orbe, fr. L. orbis circle, orb. Cf. Orbit.]

1. A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star. In the small orb of one particular tear. Shak. Whether the prime orb, Incredible how swift, had thither rolled. Milton.

2. One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions.

3. A circle; esp., a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit. The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs. Bacon. You seem to me as Dian in her orb. Shak. In orbs Of circuit inexpressible they stood, Orb within orb. Milton.

4. A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body. [R.] Milton.

5. The eye, as luminous and spherical. [Poetic] A drop serene hath quenched their orbs. Milton.

6. A revolving circular body; a wheel. [Poetic] The orbs Of his fierce chariot rolled. Milton.

7. A sphere of action. [R.] Wordsworth. But in our orbs we'll live so round and safe. Shak

8. Same as Mound, a ball or globe. See lst Mound.

9. (Mil.)

Definition: A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry.

Syn.

– Globe; ball; sphere. See Globe.

Orb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Orbing.]

1. To form into an orb or circle. [Poetic] Milton. Lowell.

2. To encircle; to surround; to inclose. [Poetic] The wheels were orbed with gold. Addison.

Orb, v. i.

Definition: To become round like an orb. [Poetic] And orb into the perfect star. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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