- orb⇄noun 1. anything round like a ball; sphere; globe.
Ex. What a hell of witchcraft lies In the small orb of one particular tear! (Shakespeare).
(SYN) ball.
2a. the sun, the moon, a planet, or a star.
Ex. the orb of day, the sun; t - orb⇄orb, noun, verb.
- orb⇄v.i. 1. to form itself into an orb.
2. to move in an orbit. - orb⇄v.t. 1. to form into a circle, disk, or sphere; make round.
2. (Archaic.) to encircle; enclose.