orient

Nouns

  • (n) the countries of Asia East,
  • (n) the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia eastern hemisphere,

Verbs

  • (v) be oriented
    • The weather vane points North
    • the dancers toes pointed outward
    point,
  • (v) determine one's position with reference to another point
    • We had to orient ourselves in the forest
    orientate,
  • (v) cause to point
    • Orient the house towards the West
  • (v) familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances
    • The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen
  • (v) adjust to a specific need or market
    • a magazine oriented towards young people
    • tailor your needs to your surroundings
    tailor,

Synonyms

point East orientate eastern hemisphere tailor

Antonyms

disorient disorientate

Words of close approximity

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