orb

• ball
• bead
• chunk
• circle
• clump
• egg
• ellipse
• globe
• globule
• gob
• hunk
• loop
• lump
• nugget
• oval
• ring
• rondure
• round
• sphere
• spheroid
• wad

• block
• cube
• rectangle
• square

• noun
  1. A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.
  2. One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be enclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions.
  3. A circle; especially, a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit.
  4. A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.
  5. The eye, as luminous and spherical.
  6. A revolving circular body; a wheel.
  7. A sphere of action.
  8. A globus cruciger; a ceremonial sphere used to represent royal power.
  9. A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography (Orb (optics)).
  10. A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry.
  11. A blank window or panel.
• verb
  1. To form into an orb or circle.
  2. To become round like an orb.
  3. To encircle; to surround; to enclose.

• A glowing orb hovered silently above the forest.
• The crystal orb was said to contain magical powers.
• He held the golden orb as part of the coronation ceremony.
• An eerie orb appeared in the photo taken at the old mansion.
• The moon looked like a pale orb in the night sky.

earth

ball

ellipse

round

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