The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ORIENT
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More clues leading to the result ORIENT
- Whence gold that is associated with scripture?
- Direct translation of nothing in books
- . Adjust nothing I provided in regular payment
- Find position in the east
- Determine position of Imbruglia’s top ten hit, led by Gold
- Th is is where I go out, and by this doer
- In error, I entered the countries of the east
- In second half, London football club adjust their positioning
- Possibly tore in from the East
- Determine position of Asia
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What does ORIENT mean?
ORIENT proper noun- Usually preceded by the: a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia).
- The countries east of the Mediterranean.
- A city and town in Illinois.
- A city and town in Iowa.
- A town in Maine.
- A census-designated place and hamlet in New York.
- A town and village in South Dakota.
- The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
- A pearl originating from the Indian region, reputed to be of great brilliance; (by extension) any pearl of particular beauty and value.
- (by extension) The brilliance or colour of a high-quality pearl.
- To build or place (something) so as to face eastward.
- (by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically) 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.
- To direct towards or point at a particular direction.
- To determine which direction one is facing.
- To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.
- To set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group.
- To change direction to face a certain way.
- Rising, like the morning sun.
- Of the colour of the sky at daybreak; bright red.
- (obsolete except poetic) Of, facing, or located in the east; eastern, oriental.
- (obsolete except poetic) Of a pearl or other gem: of great brilliance and value; (by extension) bright, lustrous.