orb

  • 31orb — orbless, adj. orblike, adj. /awrb/, n. 1. a sphere or globe: a Christmas tree hung with brightly colored orbs. 2. the eyeball or eye: He looks with blind orbs on an indifferent world. 3. any of the heavenly bodies, as the sun or moon: He lay on… …

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  • 32Ørbæk — For the former Ørbæk municipality, see Ørbæk municipality. Ørbæk is a town in central Denmark, located in Nyborg municipality on the island of Funen. It has a population of 1,533 (1 January 2011).[1] There are four communities in Denmark with the …

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  • 33orb — 1. noun /oɹb,ɔː(r)b/ a) A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star In the small orb of one particular tear. b) One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one… …

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  • 34orb — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)b[/t]] orbs 1) N COUNT An orb is something that is shaped like a ball, for example the sun or moon. [LITERARY] The moon s round orb would shine high in the sky, casting its velvety light on everything. Syn: sphere 2) N COUNT An orb is a …

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  • 35orb — /ɔb / (say awb) noun 1. Chiefly Poetic any of the heavenly bodies: the orb of day (the sun). 2. a sphere or globe. 3. Chiefly Poetic the eyeball or eye. 4. a globe bearing a cross; the mound, or emblem of sovereignty, especially as part of the… …

  • 36orb — UK [ɔː(r)b] / US [ɔrb] noun [countable] Word forms orb : singular orb plural orbs 1) a) literary an object that has a perfectly round shape b) the sun or the moon 2) a small gold ball with a cross on top that a king or queen carries as part of a… …

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  • 37orb — [[t]ɔrb[/t]] n. 1) a sphere or globe 2) the eyeball or eye 3) any of the heavenly bodies 4) her a sphere bearing a cross as emblem of sovereignty and justice 5) ars any of the hollow concentric spheres that in pre Copernican astronomy were… …

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  • 38òrb — a, orb, o adj. aveugle vx « Alor, iéu me boutère, orb desenant, à paupa si cadabre. » Dante < J. Roche. voir bòrni, cec …

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  • 39orb — n. & v. n. 1 a globe surmounted by a cross esp. carried by a sovereign at a coronation. 2 a sphere; a globe. 3 poet. a heavenly body. 4 poet. an eyeball; an eye. v. 1 tr. enclose in (an orb); encircle. 2 intr. form or gather into an orb.… …

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  • 40orb — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French orbe, from Latin orbis circle, disk, orb Date: 15th century 1. any of the concentric spheres in old astronomy surrounding the earth and carrying the celestial bodies in their revolutions 2.… …

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