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Orientate

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orientnoun(transitive) To build or place (something) so as to face eastward.

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disorientateverb(sometimes proscribed, chiefly British) Alternative form of disorient. [To cause to lose orientation or direction.]
disorientverbTo confuse or befuddle.

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orientnoun(transitive) To build or place (something) so as to face eastward.
guidenounSomeone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
focusnoun(uncountable) Concentration of attention.
steerverb(intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
frontnounThe foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
reorientateverb(transitive) To orientate anew; to cause to face a different direction.
regardnounOne's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
orienateverb(transitive, reflexive) To orientate (oneself/something), be able not to get lost.
facenoun(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
look outverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
reangleverb(transitive) To reorientate (something) so that it points or heads at a different angle.
biorientverbTo undergo biorientation
addressnounDirection.
turnnounA change of direction or orientation.
turn toverbTo consult for advice or help.
approachnoun(also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
directionizeverb(transitive, rare) To set or change the direction of.
northnounThe direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.
bendnounA curve.
come atverbTo get to, especially with effort or difficulty.

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