Orb Definition

ôrb
orbs
noun
orbs
A sphere, or globe.
Webster's New World
Any of the celestial bodies, as the sun or moon.
Webster's New World
The earth.
Webster's New World
The orbit of a planet.
Webster's New World
One of a series of concentric transparent spheres thought by ancient and medieval astronomers to revolve about the earth and carry the celestial bodies.
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verb
orbs
To form into a sphere or circle.
Webster's New World
To move in an orbit.
Webster's New World
To take on the shape of an orb.
Webster's New World
To enclose or encircle.
Webster's New World
(poetic, intransitive) To become round like an orb.
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abbreviation
(software engineering) Initialism of Object Request Broker.
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Other Word Forms of Orb

Noun

Singular:
orb
Plural:
orbs

Origin of Orb

  • Middle English orbe orbit from Old French from Latin orbis circle, disk, orbit orbh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French orbe, from Latin orbis (“circle, orb"). Compare orbit.

    From Wiktionary

  • Old French orb (“blind"), from Latin orbus (“destitute").

    From Wiktionary

Orb Sentence Examples

  • In the middle of the orphrey is a figure of Our Lord holding the orb in His left hand.

  • He almost dropped the orb in his hand.

  • He gathered his power, and an orb of light formed in his hands.

  • The basin of the Garonne occupies south-western France with the exception of the tracts covered by the secondary basins of the Adour, the Aude, the Hrault, the Orb and other smaller rivers, and the lowlying plain of the Landes, which is watered by numerous coast rivers, notably by the Leyre.

  • The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.

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Words Starting With

OORORB

Words Ending With

BRBORB

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With O and Ending With B

Starts With O & Ends With BStarts With OR & Ends With BStarts With O & Ends With RB

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With O3 Letter Words Ending With B