orient

Noun

• the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia

• the countries of Asia

Verb

• adjust to a specific need or market
  • a magazine oriented towards young people
    
  • tailor your needs to your surroundings
    

• familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances
  • The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen
    

• cause to point
  • Orient the house towards the West
    

• determine one's position with reference to another point
  • We had to orient ourselves in the forest
    

• be oriented
  • The weather vane points North
    
  • the dancers toes pointed outward
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  eastern hemisphere , East , Orient , tailor , orientate , point
• Antonyms: 
  disorient , disorientate