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US
/ˈɔɹb/
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[ UK /ˈɔːb/ ]
[ UK /ˈɔːb/ ]
NOUN
- the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
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an object with a spherical shape
a ball of fire
VERB
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move in an orbit
electrons orbit the nucleus
The planets are orbiting the sun
The moon orbits around the Earth
How To Use orb In A Sentence
- Forbes: In terms of scale, the size of a bank for lending, is there a point where being bigger does not make you more efficient in lending? Transcript: Richard Bove
- Ireland does not have another manufacturing facility with a similar capacity to absorb glass cullet (crushed glass).
- The front end of the Jaguar was on stands and two mechanics were fitting a new shock absorber. A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE
- By recording the spectra of several distant quasars whose light pierces the Milky Way, the spacecraft revealed some 50 ultraviolet-absorbing gas clouds around our galaxy.
- Siva's devotees are forbidden to use drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, barbiturates, psychedelics and marijuana, unless prescribed by a licensed physician.
- The potatoes will absorb any excess liquid overnight. Times, Sunday Times
- He eyed the coming tide with an absorbed attention.
- Fructose is absorbed more slowly than glucose and galactose. The Dictionary of Nutritional Health
- Both groups are forced to suffer the prejudices that have been fuelled by the tabloids and absorbed by an uninformed public.
- It also provides ample cushioning with shock-absorbing HydroFlow technology in the heel and forefoot, and has a water-repellant upper.