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- pronunciation:
- or
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- in order to, out of order
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When someone gives you an order, they tell you something that you must do.
The sailors on the ship followed the captain's orders.- synonyms:
- command, direction, instruction
- similar words:
- charge, demand
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| definition 2: |
An order is a request to have something made for you or delivered to you. When you place an order for pizza, you ask for pizza to be made or delivered.
Kate's order was for a hot dog with French fries.Diane's mother placed an order for a new rug for the living room.- similar words:
- goods, request, supply
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| definition 3: |
An order is a way that a group of things are put together. When we count, we always say numbers in a certain order. We say "one, two, three, four, five." We never say something like "three, five, one, two, four" when we count. When things are in an order, we can see some pattern or reason that things are put together in a certain way.
The students' names are in alphabetical order on the list.Tamara's little sister puts her stuffed animals in a particular order on her bed. The order is from her most favorite to her least favorite.- antonyms:
- disorder
- similar words:
- arrangement, form, organization, position, series, shape, structure, system
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| definition 4: |
If there is order, things are in their proper or logical place, or things are happening in a normal or logical way. When there is order, things are not messy, crazy, or out of control.
The teacher wanted to get her classroom in order before school began.- antonyms:
- chaos, disorder, randomness
- similar words:
- organization
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| definition 5: |
If people keep order, they make sure that everything is calm and laws are obeyed.
The new king wanted to bring back order to his kingdom after all the fighting between the nobles.- synonyms:
- peace
- antonyms:
- chaos
- similar words:
- calm, control, discipline, quiet
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| definition 6: |
An order is a particular group of living things. An "order" is a more specific group than a "class," which is wide category of living things such as birds, reptiles, mammals, or fish. A "class" is divided into different "orders." Dogs, kangaroos, and humans are all in the same "class" of animals--they are all "mammals"-- but they belong to different "orders" of mammals because they are different from each other in important ways.
Snakes and turtles both belong to the class of animals called reptiles, but they belong to different orders. |
| related words: |
category, composition, family, kind, kingdom, law, peace, type |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
orders, ordering, ordered |
| definition 1: |
When someone orders you, it means that they tell you in a strong way to do something.
The lifeguard ordered everyone in the pool to get out of the water.The fire chief ordered the residents to leave the building.- synonyms:
- command, demand, direct, instruct
- similar words:
- bid, charge, dictate, require, tell
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| definition 2: |
When you order something, you are asking for something to be brought or delivered to you. In a restaurant, you order something that you want to eat and they bring it to you. In a store, if they don't have something you want to buy, sometimes they can order it for you.
My mom ordered a turkey sandwich, but they brought her a tuna sandwich by mistake.- similar words:
- request
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| definition 3: |
When you order things, you organize them or put them in a certain order.
Linus ordered his books on the shelf from largest to smallest.- synonyms:
- arrange, organize
- similar words:
- classify, dispose, range, rank, sort, straighten
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| related words: |
ask, assemble, boss, demand, direct, lead, position, prescribe, process, rate, set, shape, space, type |
| phrase: |
in order to, out of order |
| derivations: |
orderless (adj.), orderedness (n.) |
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