[{"word":"orient","phonetic":"/ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/orient-uk.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82801544","license":{"name":"BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"}},{"text":"/ˈɒ.ɹɪ-/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"proper noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Usually preceded by the: a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":["Occident"]},{"definition":"The countries east of the Mediterranean.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["Occident"]},{"partOfSpeech":"proper noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A city and town in Illinois.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A city and town in Iowa.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A town in Maine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A census-designated place and hamlet in New York.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A town and village in South Dakota.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A pearl originating from the Indian region, reputed to be of great brilliance; (by extension) any pearl of particular beauty and value.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) The brilliance or colour of a high-quality pearl.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To build or place (something) so as to face eastward.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically) to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.","synonyms":["orientate"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To direct towards or point at a particular direction.","synonyms":["orientate"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The workers oriented all the signs to face the road."},{"definition":"To determine which direction one is facing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Let me just orient myself and we can be on our way."},{"definition":"To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.","synonyms":["orientate"],"antonyms":["disorient","disorientate"],"example":"Give him time to orient himself within the new hierarchy."},{"definition":"To set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We will orient our campaign to the youth who are often disinterested."},{"definition":"To change direction to face a certain way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["orientate","orientate","orientate"],"antonyms":["disorient","disorientate"]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Rising, like the morning sun.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Of the colour of the sky at daybreak; bright red.","synonyms":["Orient red"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(obsolete except poetic) Of, facing, or located in the east; eastern, oriental.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":["occidental"]},{"definition":"(obsolete except poetic) Of a pearl or other gem: of great brilliance and value; (by extension) bright, lustrous.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["Orient red"],"antonyms":["occidental"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Orient","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orient"]}]