orient
noun
1 Orient
2 orient
The hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia.
synonym: eastern hemisphere.
Roget 236: laterality†; side, flank, quarter, lee; hand; cheek, jowl, jole†, wing; profile; temple, parietes [Lat.], loin, ... show more
verb
1 orient
Be oriented.
synonym: point.
2 orient
Determine one's position with reference to another point:
— We had to orient ourselves in the forest.
synonym: orientate.
Dutch: oriënteren
3 orient
Cause to point.
4 orient
Familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances.
Dutch: oriënteren, inwerken
5 orient
Adjust to a specific need or market:
— A magazine oriented towards young people.
synonym: tailor.
adjective
Roget 236: lateral, sidelong; collateral; parietal, flanking, skirting; flanked; sideling. many sided; multilateral, bilateral, trilateral, quadrilateral. Eastern; ... show more
Roget 420: shining etc. v.; luminous, luminiferous†; lucid, lucent, luculent†, lucific†, luciferous; light, lightsome; bright, ... show more
Moby thesaurus: acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust, aglow, assess, beaming, beamy, blushing, break, break in, bright and sunny, burning, candescent, case harden, condition, confirm, domesticate ... show more.
orienter
Moby thesaurus: Dutch uncle, Polonius, admonisher, adviser, backseat driver, buttinsky, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, expert, guide, instructor, kibitzer, meddler, mentor, monitor, nestor, preceptist, teacher.
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