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Noun: orb  orb
  1. An object with a spherical shape
    "The full moon hung like a perfect orb in the night sky";
    - ball, globe
     
  2. The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
    "The MRI scan showed no damage to the orb";
    - eyeball
Verb: orb  orb
  1. Circle or revolve around another object; move in an orbit
    "The moon orbs around the Earth";
    - orbit, revolve

Derived forms: orbs, orbed, orbing

Type of: capsule, circle, sphere

Part of: eye, oculus [rare], optic

Encyclopedia: Orb, Sceptre, Throne