orb
a sphere or globe: a Christmas tree hung with brightly colored orbs.
the eyeball or eye: He looks with blind orbs on an indifferent world.
any of the heavenly bodies, as the sun or moon: He lay on the grass, warmed by that orb of day, the sun.
a globe bearing a cross; the mound or emblem of sovereignty, especially as part of the regalia of England.
Astrology. the number of degrees from exactness within which an aspect operates.
a circle or something circular.
Astronomy. (formerly) the orbit of a heavenly body.
the earth.
to form into a circle or sphere.
Archaic. to encircle; enclose.
to move in an orbit.
to form into an orb or globe; round out.
Origin of orb
1Other words from orb
- orbless, adjective
- orblike, adjective
- un·orbed, adjective
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How to use orb in a sentence
There are whispers of a history of voodoo ceremonies and mysterious orbs of light appearing in photos.
It may well be that one of these orbs, presumably the smaller, has so far lost temperature that it has ceased to glow.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerNow and then - 63 -he turns his head slowly as he leads, and rests these keen, penetrating orbs on the sea of dancers below him.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithIf ever a laugh struggled in a man's eyes, trying to break bounds, it struggled now in George Dalton's gray orbs!
Joyce's Investments | Fannie E. NewberryHer own glorious orbs turned heavenward, a mystic light shone in them, and she raised her arms as if in invocation.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles Beecham
Again Morgan lifted his eyes to the midnight orbs beyond the transom.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit | Burt L. Standish
British Dictionary definitions for orb
/ (ɔːb) /
(in royal regalia) an ornamental sphere surmounted by a cross, representing the power of a sovereign
a sphere; globe
to make or become circular or spherical
(tr) an archaic word for encircle
Origin of orb
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