ORBIT

5 letters 7 Scrabble points /ˈɔː(ɹ)bɪt/

Definition of ORBIT

noun

  1. A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object, particularly in astronomy and space travel.

    "The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete."

  2. A sphere of influence; an area of control.

    "In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union."

  3. The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.

    "The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there."

verb

  1. To circle or revolve around another object.

    "The Earth orbits the Sun."

  2. To move around the general vicinity of something.

    "The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets."

  3. To place an object into an orbit around a planet.

    "A rocket was used to orbit the satellite."

Related words: circumambulate tag along launch

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters O R B I T
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 7 points

Anagrams of ORBIT

Words that use the same letters:

OBRIT

Words Containing "ORBIT"

ABSORBITION ANTEORBITAL ANTORBITAL BIORBITAL CIRCUMORBITAL CONTRAORBITAL CONTRAORBITALLY DEMIORBIT DEORBIT DEORBITS EXORBITAL EXORBITANCE EXORBITANCY EXORBITANT EXORBITANTLY EXORBITATE EXORBITATION EXTRAORBITAL EXTRAORBITALLY FORBIT

Words Starting with "ORBIT"

ORBITAL ORBITALE ORBITALLY ORBITALS ORBITAR ORBITARY ORBITE ORBITED ORBITELAR ORBITELARIAE ORBITELARIAN ORBITELE ORBITELOUS ORBITER ORBITERS ORBITY ORBITING ORBITOFRONTAL ORBITOIDES ORBITOLINA

Words Ending with "ORBIT"

DEMIORBIT DEORBIT FORBIT GORBIT PERIORBIT