orient

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: EastOrienteastern hemispherepointorientatetailor

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the countries of AsiaSynonyms: EastOrient
  2. the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and AustraliaSynonyms: eastern hemisphere

Verb (5)

  1. be oriented“The weather vane points North”“the dancers toes pointed outward”Synonyms: point
  2. determine one's position with reference to another point“We had to orient ourselves in the forest”Synonyms: orientate
  3. cause to point“Orient the house towards the West”
  4. familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances“The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen”
  5. adjust to a specific need or market“a magazine oriented towards young people”“tailor your needs to your surroundings”Synonyms: tailor
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Orient \O"ri*ent\, n.

1.The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [1913 Webster]

[Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]

2.The countries of Asia or the East. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Best built city throughout the Orient.— Sir T. Herbert.[1913 Webster]

3.A pearl of great luster. [R.] --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]

Orient \O"ri*ent\ ([=o]"r[i^]*[e^]nt), v. t. [F. orienter. Cf. Orientate.]

1.To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of. [1913 Webster]

2.Hence: To acquaint with new surroundings or a new situation. [PJC]

3.Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate. [1913 Webster]

4.Same as Orientate, 2. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

5.To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon; specif. (Surv.), 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Orient \O"ri*ent\ ([=o]"r[i^]*ent), a. [F., fr. L. oriens, -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See Origin.]

1.Rising, as the sun. [1913 Webster]

Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Eastern; oriental. "The orient part." --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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