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or·der

order

 
 
pronunciation:
or dr
parts of speech:
noun, verb
phrases:
in order to
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a direction or command.
The sailor was punished for not following the captain's order.
synonyms:
command, direction, instruction
similar words:
charge, decree, demand, mandate, word
definition 2: a request for goods to be made or delivered, or the goods themselves.
She placed an order for new carpet.If this is our order, where are the French fries?
similar words:
goods, request, supply
definition 3: the way something is set up or arranged in space or time.
Please write your spelling words in alphabetical order.
antonyms:
disorder
similar words:
arrangement, array, disposition, form, organization, position, series, shape, structure, system
definition 4: the working condition of something.
If a phone has no dial tone, it is out of order.
synonyms:
condition, repair
similar words:
adjustment, operation, shape, state, trim
definition 5: the condition in which the rules and laws of a society are obeyed; social or civil peace.
Sometimes the police are needed to keep order in the streets.
synonyms:
peace
antonyms:
chaos
similar words:
calm, control, discipline, quiet
definition 6: a state in which things are arranged or organized according to a certain logic, or operate in a manner that is, or appears to be, based on some kind of reasoning or some kind of comprehensible system.
The teacher wanted to get her classroom in order before school began.Do you think there is order in the universe? Or is everything just random?
antonyms:
chaos, disorder, randomness
similar words:
harmony, organization
definition 7: a related group of living things.
Snakes and turtles belong to different orders of reptiles.
definition 8: a group of persons with common interests.
Grandfather belongs to a men's club called the Order of Moose.
synonyms:
association, organization, society
similar words:
brotherhood, club, confederacy, fellowship, guild, sisterhood
definition 9: the systematic way in which things operate in nature.
Birth and death are part of the natural order.
phrase: in order to
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: orders, ordering, ordered
definition 1: to tell to do in a firm way; give a command to.
The lifeguard ordered everyone to leave the water.
synonyms:
command, demand, direct, instruct
similar words:
bid, charge, dictate, require, tell
definition 2: to ask to be delivered or made.
She ordered a game from the catalogue.Excuse me, but I ordered chicken, not ham.
similar words:
request
definition 3: to put in order; organize.
He ordered the books on the shelf by topic.
synonyms:
arrange, array, organize
antonyms:
disorder
similar words:
classify, coordinate, dispose, marshal, range, rank, sort, straighten
derivations: orderless (adj.), orderedness (n.)
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