Orient
- Proper noun. Countries of Asia.
- Proper noun. (dated) Countries east of the Mediterranean.
- Verb. (transitive) To familiarize with a situation or circumstance.
- Verb. (transitive) To set the focus of so as to relate or appeal to a certain group.
- Verb. (transitive) To point at or direct towards.
- Verb. (transitive) To determine which direction one is facing.
- Verb. (transitive) To place or build so as to face eastward.
- Verb. (intransitive) To change direction so as to face east.
- Verb. (by extension) To change direction to face a certain way.
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