orbit
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Is orbit a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. The curved path of one object around a point or another body.countableuncountable
2. The curved path of one object around a point or another body.Examples: "The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete."countableuncountable
3. The curved path of one object around a point or another body.uncountable
4. The curved path of one object around a point or another body.countableuncountable
5. The curved path of one object around a point or another body.countableuncountable
6. (figurative) A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control.Examples: "In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union."; "The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there."; "Bondi has been inside Trump’s orbit for some time, and is widely seen to have demonstrated her loyalty to Trump during his first term, when she helped with his impeachment defense, and more recently when she repeatedly attended Trump’s criminal trial in New York."countablefigurativelyuncountable
verb (English)
1. (astronomy, transitive) To circle or revolve around another object or position.Examples: "The Earth orbits the Sun."; "The satellite orbits the Lagrange point."transitive
2. (astronomy, transitive) To circle or revolve around another object or position.Examples: "A rocket was used to orbit the satellite."Synonyms: launchtransitive
3. (transitive) To move around the general vicinity of something.Examples: "The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets."Synonyms: circumambulate, tag alongtransitive
4. (transitive) To move in a circle.transitive
5. (transitive) To center (around).Examples: "I have orbited my entire life around you, and you know it, okay?"transitive
6. (transitive, dating) To continue to follow or engage with someone by means of social media after breaking up with them.transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary