ORIENT

East, Orient

(noun) the countries of Asia

tailor, orient

(verb) adjust to a specific need or market; “a magazine oriented towards young people”; “tailor your needs to your surroundings”

orient

(verb) familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; “The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen”

orient, orientate

(verb) determine one’s position with reference to another point; “We had to orient ourselves in the forest”

orient

(verb) cause to point; “Orient the house towards the West”

orient, point

(verb) be oriented; “The weather vane points North”; “the dancers toes pointed outward”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Orient

Usually preceded by the: a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia).

Antonym: Occident

(dated) The countries east of the Mediterranean.

Proper noun

Orient

A city and town in Illinois.

A city and town in Iowa.

A town in Maine.

A census-designated place and hamlet in New York.

A town and village in South Dakota.

Noun

Orient (plural Orients)

A pear cultivar from the United States

Anagrams

• Ireton, iteron, norite, retino-, tonier, trione

Etymology

Proper noun

orient

Usually preceded by the: Alternative letter-case form of Orient (“a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia)”) [from 14th c.]

Antonym: occident

Noun

orient (plural orients)

The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.

(obsolete) A pearl originating from the Indian region, reputed to be of great brilliance; (by extension) any pearl of particular beauty and value. [19th c.]

(by extension) The brilliance or colour of a high-quality pearl.

Adjective

orient (not comparable)

(dated, poetic, also, figuratively) Rising, like the morning sun.

(dated, poetic) Of the colour of the sky at daybreak; bright red.

Synonym: Orient red

(obsolete, except, poetic) Of, facing, or located in the east; eastern, oriental.

Antonym: occidental

(obsolete, except, poetic) Of a pearl or other gem: of great brilliance and value; (by extension) bright, lustrous.

Synonym: Thesaurus:shining

Verb

orient (third-person singular simple present orients, present participle orienting, simple past and past participle oriented) (commonly US)

(transitive) To build or place (something) so as to face eastward.

(transitive, by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc, is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.

Synonym: orientate (commonly Britain)

(transitive) To direct towards or point at a particular direction.

Synonym: orientate (commonly Britain)

(transitive, reflexive) To determine which direction one is facing.

(transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.

Synonym: orientate (commonly Britain)

Antonyms: disorient, disorientate

(transitive, figuratively) To set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group.

(intransitive) To change direction to face a certain way.

Anagrams

• Ireton, iteron, norite, retino-, tonier, trione

Source: Wiktionary

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O"ri*ent, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. oriens, -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See Origin.]

1. Rising, as the sun. Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. Milton.

2. Eastern; oriental. "The orient part." Hakluyt.

3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East. "Pearls round and orient." Jer. Taylor. "Orient gems." Wordsworth. "Orient liquor in a crystal glass." Milton.

O"ri*ent, n.

1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold. Tennyson.

2. The countries of Asia or the East. Chaucer. Best built city throughout the Orient. Sir T. Herbert.

3. A pearl of great luster. [R.] Carlyle.

O"ri*ent, v. t. Etym: [F. orienter. Cf. Orientate.]

1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.

2. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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