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- pronunciation:
- or
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r
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- in order to
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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definition 9: |
the systematic way in which things operate in nature.
Birth and death are part of the natural order. |
related words: |
category, commission, composition, family, kind, kingdom, law, lay, peace, type, warrant |
phrase: |
in order to |
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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
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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
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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
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related words: |
ask, assemble, boss, class, commission, decree, demand, direct, grade, lead, ordain, position, prescribe, process, rate, set, shape, space, tidy, type |
derivations: |
orderless (adj.), orderedness (n.) |
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