sorb
1a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
Also called sorb apple. the fruit of this tree.
Origin of sorb
1Other words from sorb
- sorbic, adjective
Words Nearby sorb
Other definitions for sorb (2 of 3)
to gather on a surface either by absorption, adsorption, or a combination of the two processes.
Origin of sorb
2Other words from sorb
- sorb·a·ble, adjective
- sorb·a·bil·i·ty, noun
Other definitions for Sorb (3 of 3)
a Wend.
Origin of Sorb
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How to use sorb in a sentence
sorb, sorb, n. one of a Slavonic race in Saxony and the neighbouring parts of Prussia.
His fleshy breve was altered into an eyelike sorb; his magn had swelled and developed into a third arm, springing from the breast.
A Voyage to Arcturus | David LindsayIf you attempt to pass through Ifdawn without a sorb, you are simply committing suicide.
A Voyage to Arcturus | David LindsaySpadevil pressed his hand on her sorb and kept it there for a few minutes, while he closed his own eyes.
A Voyage to Arcturus | David LindsayWhen he removed it, Maskull observed that the sorb was transformed into twin membranes like Spadevil's own.
A Voyage to Arcturus | David Lindsay
British Dictionary definitions for sorb (1 of 2)
/ (sɔːb) /
another name for service tree (def. 1)
any of various related trees, esp the mountain ash
Also called: sorb apple the fruit of any of these trees
Origin of sorb
1Derived forms of sorb
- sorbic, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Sorb (2 of 2)
/ (sɔːb) /
a member of a Slavonic people living chiefly in the rural areas of E Germany between the upper reaches of the Oder and Elbe rivers (Lusatia): Also called: Wend, Lusatian
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