English to English Dictionary -oriental

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Commorient :: Commorient (a.) Dying together or at the same time.

Disorient :: Disorient (v. t.) To turn away from the cast; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings.

Disorientate :: Disorientate (v. t.) To turn away from the east, or (figuratively) from the right or the truth..

Orient :: Orient (a.) Rising, as the sun..

Orient :: Orient (a.) Eastern; oriental.

Orient :: Orient (a.) Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East..

Orient :: Orient (n.) The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.

Orient :: Orient (n.) The countries of Asia or the East.

Orient :: Orient (n.) A pearl of great luster.

Orient :: Orient (v. t.) To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of..

Orient :: Orient (v. t.) Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.

Oriental :: Oriental (a.) Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries..

Oriental :: Oriental (n.) A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.

Oriental :: Oriental (n.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.

Orientalism :: Orientalism (n.) Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people..

Orientalism :: Orientalism (n.) Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc..

Orientalist :: Orientalist (n.) An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental.

Orientalist :: Orientalist (n.) One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of Orientalists..

Orientality :: Orientality (n.) The quality or state of being oriental or eastern.

Orientalize :: Orientalize (v. t.) to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.

Orientalized :: Orientalized (imp. & p. p.) of Orientaliz.

Orientalizing :: Orientalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Orientaliz.

Orientate :: Orientate (v. t.) To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward..

Orientate :: Orientate (v. t.) To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves..

Orientate :: Orientate (v. i.) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.

Orientated :: Orientated (imp. & p. p.) of Orientat.

Orientating :: Orientating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Orientat.

Orientation :: Orientation (n.) The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings..

Orientation :: Orientation (n.) The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis..

Orientation :: Orientation (n.) An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end..