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n. A sphere or spherical object.

n. A celestial body, such as the sun or moon.

n. Archaic The earth.

n. One of a series of concentric transparent spheres thought by ancient and medieval astronomers to revolve about the earth and carry the celestial bodies.

n. A globe surmounted by a cross, used as a symbol of monarchial power and justice.

n. An eye or eyeball.

n. Archaic Something of circular form; a circle or an orbit.

n. Archaic A range of endeavor or activity; a province.

v. To shape into a circle or sphere.

v. Archaic To encircle; enclose.

verb-intransitive. Archaic To move in an orbit.

n. A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

n. One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions

n. A circle; especially, a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit

n. A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body. --John Milton

n. The eye, as luminous and spherical

n. A revolving circular body; a wheel

n. A sphere of action. --William Wordsworth

n. A globus cruciger

n. A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography

v. to form into an orb or circle

v. (transitive) to encircle; to surround; to inclose

v. (intransitive) to become round like an orb

n. A blank window or panel.

n. A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.

n. One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions.

n. A circle; esp., a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit.

n. A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.

n. The eye, as luminous and spherical.

n. A revolving circular body; a wheel.

n. A sphere of action or influence.

n. Same as Mound, a ball or globe. See 1st Mound.

n. A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry.

v. To form into an orb or circle.

v. To encircle; to surround; to inclose.

verb-intransitive. To become round like an orb.

n. A circle; a circular surface, track, path, or course; an orbit; a ring; also, that which is circular, as a shield: as, the orb of the moon.

n. A sphere or spheroidal body; a globe; a ball.

n. Hence The earth or one of the heavenly bodies; in particular, the sun or the moon.

n. The eye; an eyeball: so called from its spheroidal shape, and the comparison between its luminous brilliancy and that of the stars.

n. A hollow globe; specifically, in ancient astronomy, a hollow globe or sphere supposed to form part of the solar or sidereal system.

n. The globe forming part of royal regalia; the monde or mound.

n. In astrology, the space within which the astrological influence of a planet or of a house is supposed to act.

n. In architecture, a plain circular boss. See boss, 5.

To inclose as in an orb; encircle; surround; shut up.

To move as in a circle; roll as an orb: used reflexively.

To form into a circle or sphere; make an orb.

To become an orb or like an orb; assume the shape, appearance, or qualities of a circle or sphere; fill out the space of a circle or sphere; round itself out.

Bereaved, especially of children.

n. A blank window or panel.

v. move in an orbit

n. an object with a spherical shape

n. the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

"The mystery of the orb is the one interesting thing here and when we find out what it is, it's rather anti-climactic."

orbed    orbing    orbs   

capsule   

mound   

ball    sphere    globe    circle    orbit    wheel    encircle    surround    inclose    eye   

absorb    reabsorb   

crescent    radiance    sheen    globe    effulgence    halo    fireball    sphere    disk    rectangle