orient
orient is a 6-letter English word with 15 senses as adjective, noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Rising, as the sun. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Rising, as the sun.
- adjective. Eastern; oriental.
- adjective. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East.
- noun. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
- noun. The countries of Asia or the East.
- noun. A pearl of great luster.
- transitive verb. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
- transitive verb. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
- noun. the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
- noun. the countries of Asia
- verb. adjust to a specific need or market
"a magazine oriented towards young people"
"tailor your needs to your surroundings"
- verb. familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances
"The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen"
- verb. determine one's position with reference to another point
"We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
- verb. cause to point
"Orient the house towards the West"
- verb. be oriented
"The weather vane points North"
"the dancers toes pointed outward"
Synonyms
east, tailor, orientate, point
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in orient:
Common word forms
orients, oriental, oriented, orienter, oriently, orienting, orientize, orientness
Words from these letters
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