orbs

Luminous floating spheres

Orbs are spherical objects—balls, globes, or anything round.

The word is literary or poetic: an orb of light, celestial orbs.

In royal regalia, an orb is the golden sphere topped with a cross that monarchs hold during coronations.

In photography and paranormal circles, orbs are circular artifacts in images, sometimes claimed as evidence of spirits.

Poetically, orbs can mean eyes: Her dark orbs flashed with anger.

spherical

globes

Round world representations

  • spheresRound solids, all points equidistant
  • ballsRound solid objects
  • roundCurved like circle

circular · curved · rotating · floating · spinning · glass · polished · translucent · iridescent · suspended

mystical

crystal

Ordered-atom solid

seer · clairvoyance · enchanted · glowing · prophecy · vision · magical · floating · ethereal · arcane

celestial

planets

Star-orbiting celestial bodies

  • moonsBodies orbiting planets
  • starsLuminous celestial bodies
  • heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful

cosmic · planetary · astral · satellites · wandering · luminaries · heavens · night-sky · constellations · solar

decorative

glass

Transparent solid from sand

  • baublesShowy worthless ornaments
  • ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
  • beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing

jeweled · chandelier · pendant · strung · dangling · faceted · prismatic · glittering · collectible · paperweight

eyes

gaze

Fixed, intent look

vision · watching · peering · ocular · sockets · lidded · unblinking · luminous · gleaming · wide-eyed

Categories
Opposites
geometric shape

orbscubes

Equal-sided solid blocks

blocks · pyramids · polyhedra · prisms · tetrahedra

surface quality

orbsfragments

Incomplete broken pieces

Phrases
Family

orbit, orb, orbiting, orbits, exorbitant, orbital, exorbitance, orbicular, suborbital

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G