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- pronunciation:
- or
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- 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 related group of living things.
Snakes and turtles belong to different orders of reptiles. |
| definition 7: |
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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| related words: |
category, commission, composition, family, kind, kingdom, law, lay, peace, type, warrant |
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| 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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