orient
English Thesaurus
1. the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia (noun.location)
hypernym | : | hemisphere, |
definition | : | half of the terrestrial globe (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | old world, |
definition | : | the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | africa, |
definition | : | the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | australia, |
definition | : | the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | eurasia, |
definition | : | the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia (noun.object) |
2. the countries of Asia (noun.location)
instance hypernym | : | asia, |
definition | : | the nations of the Asian continent collectively (noun.group) |
part holonym | : | far east, |
definition | : | a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia) (noun.location) |
attribute | : | eastern, |
definition | : | relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world (adj.all) |
3. adjust to a specific need or market (verb.change)
hypernym | : | accommodate, adapt, |
definition | : | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose (verb.change) |
4. familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances (verb.communication)
5. determine one's position with reference to another point (verb.perception)
hyponym | : | guide, guide on, |
definition | : | use as a guide (verb.perception) |
hyponym | : | reorient, reorientate, |
definition | : | orient once again, after a disorientation (verb.perception) |
6. cause to point (verb.stative)
hypernym | : | position, |
definition | : | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | stem, |
definition | : | cause to point inward (verb.stative) |
cause | : | orient, point, |
definition | : | be oriented (verb.stative) |
7. be oriented (verb.stative)
hypernym | : | lie, |
definition | : | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position (verb.stative) |
8. the countries of Asia (noun.location)
derivation | : | oriental, |
definition | : | denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia (adj.all) |
9. determine one's position with reference to another point (verb.perception)
10. be oriented (verb.stative)
derivation | : | pointer, |
definition | : | an indicator as on a dial (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | arrow, pointer, |
definition | : | a mark to indicate a direction or relation (noun.communication) |
11. the countries of Asia (noun.location)
derivation | : | oriental, |
definition | : | denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia (adj.all) |
12. determine one's position with reference to another point (verb.perception)
13. be oriented (verb.stative)
derivation | : | pointer, |
definition | : | an indicator as on a dial (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | arrow, pointer, |
definition | : | a mark to indicate a direction or relation (noun.communication) |
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