a. - Rising, as the sun.
a. - Eastern; oriental.
a. - Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East.
n. - The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
n. - The countries of Asia or the East.
n. - A pearl of great luster.
v. t. - To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
v. t. - Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
v. t. - Same as Orientate, 2.
v. t. - To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon;
v. t. - to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.