| NOUN | communication | order | (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed |
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| attribute | order, order of magnitude | a degree in a continuum of size or quantity | |
| state | order | established customary state (especially of society) | |
| group | order, ordering, ordination | logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements | |
| state | order, orderliness | a condition of regular or proper arrangement | |
| communication | order, decree, edict, fiat, rescript | a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | |
| communication | order, purchase order | a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities | |
| group | order, club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge | a formal association of people with similar interests | |
| communication | order, rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure | a body of rules followed by an assembly | |
| state | Order, Holy Order | (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy | |
| group | order, monastic order | a group of person living under a religious rule | |
| group | order | (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families | |
| communication | order | a request for something to be made, supplied, or served | |
| attribute | order | (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans | |
| act | order, ordering | the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement | |
| VERB | communication | order, tell, enjoin, say | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority |
| communication | order | make a request for something | |
| communication | order, prescribe, dictate | issue commands or orders for | |
| social | order, regulate, regularize, regularise, govern | bring into conformity with rules or principles / principles or usage | |
| change | order | bring order to or into | |
| change | order | place in a certain order | |
| social | order, ordain, consecrate, ordinate | appoint to a clerical posts | |
| cognition | order, arrange, set up, put | arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events | |
| cognition | order, rate, rank, range, grade, place | assign a rank or rating to |
| Sounds | ao'rder | |
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| Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... | |
| Meaning | (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed. | |
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| Example | "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London" | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Narrower | marching orders | An order from a superior officer for troops to depart |
| summons | An order to appear in person at a given place and time | |
| word | A verbal / verbal command for action / action | |
| Broader | command, bid, bidding, dictation | An authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| Spanish | mandato, orden | |
| Catalan | ordre | |
| Verbs | order | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority |
| order | issue commands or orders for | |
| Meaning | A degree in a continuum of size or quantity. | |
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| Synonym | order of magnitude | |
| Broader | magnitude | The property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) |
| Spanish | grado | |
| Verbs | order | assign a rank or rating to |
| Meaning | Established customary state (especially of society). | |
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| Narrower | civil order, polity | The form of government of a social organization |
| harmony, concord, concordance | A harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds) | |
| peace | The state prevailing during the absence of war | |
| rule of law | A state of order in which events conform to the law | |
| stability | A stable order (especially of society) | |
| tranquillity, tranquility, quiet | An untroubled state | |
| Broader | state | The way something is with respect to its main attributes |
| Opposite | disorder | A disturbance of the peace or of public order |
| Spanish | orden | |
| Catalan | ordre | |
| Adjectives | orderly | clean or organized |
| Verbs | order | bring into conformity with rules or principles / principles or usage |
| Meaning | logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements. | |
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| Example | "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" | |
| Synonyms | ordering, ordination | |
| Narrower | bacteria order | An order of bacteria |
| genetic code | The ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells | |
| genome | The ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism | |
| series | Similar things placed in order or happening one after another | |
| word order | The order of words in a text | |
| Broader | arrangement | An orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit |
| Spanish | ordenación, orden | |
| Catalan | ordenació, ordre | |
| Verbs | order | bring order to or into |
| order | place in a certain order | |
| order | arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events | |
| Meaning | A condition of regular or proper arrangement. | |
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| Synonym | orderliness | |
| Narrower | kilter, kelter | In working order |
| spit and polish | Careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military) | |
| tidiness | The habit of being tidy | |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Opposite | disorderliness, disorder | A condition in which things are not in their expected places |
| Spanish | orden | |
| Catalan | ordre | |
| Meaning | A commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities. | |
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| Example | "IBM received an order for a hundred computers" | |
| Synonym | purchase order | |
| Narrower | credit order, bill-me order | An order that is received without payment |
| indent | An order for goods to be exported or imported | |
| mail order | A purchase negotiated by mail | |
| market order | An order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price | |
| production order | An order that initiates the manufacturing process | |
| reorder | A repeated order for the same merchandise | |
| stop order, stop-loss order | An order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level | |
| stop payment | A depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check | |
| Broader | commercial document, commercial instrument | A document / document of or relating to commerce / commerce |
| Spanish | orden de compra | |
| Verbs | order | make a request for something |
| Meaning | A body of rules followed by an assembly. | |
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| Synonyms | rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure | |
| Category of | proposer, mover | (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion |
| Instances | Robert's Rules of Order | A book of rules for presiding over a meeting |
| Narrower | closure, cloture, gag rule, gag law | A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
| interpellation | (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy | |
| point of order | A question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure | |
| previous question | A motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly | |
| standing order | A rule of order permanently in force | |
| Broader | rule, prescript | Prescribed guide for conduct or action |
| Meaning | (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families. | |
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| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Member of | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
| Members | family | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera |
| suborder | (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order | |
| Narrower | animal order | The order of animals |
| fungus order | The order of fungi | |
| plant order | The order of plants | |
| protoctist order | The order of protoctists | |
| Broader | taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon | animal or plant group having natural relations |
| Spanish | orden | |
| Catalan | ordre | |
| Adjectives | ordinal | of or relating to a taxonomic order |
| Meaning | A request for something to be made, supplied, or served. | |
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| Narrower | short order | An order for food that can be prepared quickly |
| Broader | request, asking | The verbal / verbal / verbal act of requesting / requesting / requesting |
| Verbs | order | make a request for something |
| Meaning | (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans. | |
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| Category | architecture | The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings |
| Narrower | Composite order | A Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order |
| Corinthian order | The last Greek order | |
| Doric order, Dorian order | The oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base | |
| Ionic order, Ionian order | The second Greek order | |
| Tuscan order | A Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft | |
| Broader | artistic style, idiom | The style of a particular artist or school or movement |
| Meaning | The act of putting things in a sequential arrangement. | |
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| Example | "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" | |
| Synonym | ordering | |
| Narrower | alphabetization, alphabetisation | The act of putting in alphabetical order |
| layout | The act of laying out (as by making plans for something) | |
| rank order | An arrangement according to rank | |
| scaling, grading | The act of arranging in a graduated series | |
| succession, sequence | The action of following in order | |
| Broader | organization, organisation | The activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically |
| Spanish | ordenación | |
| Catalan | ordenació | |
| Verbs | order | bring order to or into |
| order | place in a certain order | |
| order | make a request for something | |
| Meaning | Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They order him to write the letter | |
| Example | "She ordered him to do the shopping" | |
| Synonyms | tell, enjoin, say | |
| Narrower | call, send for | Order, request, or command to come |
| command, require | make someone do something | |
| direct | command with authority | |
| instruct | Give instructions or directions for some task | |
| prescribe | (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription | |
| warn | ask to go away | |
| Broader | request | ask (a person) to do something |
| Spanish | decir, declarar, encargar, imponer, indicar, mandar, ordenar, sentenciar | |
| Catalan | declarar, manar, ordenar, sentenciar | |
| Nouns | order | a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) |
| order | (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed | |
| Meaning | make a request for something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | call | Order or request or give a command for |
| commission | place an order for | |
| place | To arrange for | |
| reorder | make a new request to be supplied with | |
| wish | Order politely | |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Spanish | encargar, ordenar, pedir | |
| Nouns | order | the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement |
| order | a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities | |
| order | a request for something to be made, supplied, or served | |
| orderer | someone who places an order to buy | |
| Meaning | issue commands or orders for. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | prescribe, dictate | |
| Narrower | mandate | make mandatory |
| Broader | inflict, bring down, visit, impose | impose something unpleasant |
| Spanish | dictar, mandar, ordenar, prescribir, recetar | |
| Catalan | dictar, manar, prescriure, receptar | |
| Nouns | order | a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) |
| order | (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed | |
| Meaning | Bring into conformity with rules or principles / principles or usage; impose regulations. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | regulate, regularize, regularise, govern | |
| Narrower | standardize, standardise | Cause to conform to standard or norm |
| zone, district | regulate housing in | |
| Broader | decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something |
| Opposite | deregulate | Lift the regulations on |
| Spanish | normar, regir, regularizar, regular | |
| Catalan | normar, ordenar, regir, regularitzar, regular | |
| Nouns | order | established customary state (especially of society) |
| Meaning | Bring order to or into. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Order these files" | |
| Narrower | collate | To assemble in proper sequence |
| disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out | extricate from entanglement | |
| systematize, systematise, systemize, systemise | Arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | |
| tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away | put (things or places) in order | |
| Broader | arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order |
| Opposite | disorder, disarray | Bring disorder to |
| Spanish | ordenar | |
| Catalan | ordenar | |
| Nouns | order, ordering | the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement |
| order | logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements | |
| orderer | an organizer who puts things in order | |
| Meaning | place in a certain order. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "order the photos chronologically" | |
| Broader | arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order |
| Spanish | ordenar | |
| Catalan | ordenar | |
| Nouns | order, ordering | the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement |
| order | logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements | |
| orderer | an organizer who puts things in order | |
| Meaning | appoint to a clerical posts. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | ordain, consecrate, ordinate | |
| Broader | invest, vest, enthrone | Provide with power and authority |
| Spanish | consagrar, ordenar | |
| Catalan | ordenar | |
| Nouns | order | a formal association of people with similar interests |
| Meaning | Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | arrange, set up, put | |
| Narrower | phrase | Divide, combine, or mark into phrases |
| synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise | Arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | |
| Broader | organize, organise | Cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea |
| Spanish | arreglar, ordenar, organizar, poner | |
| Catalan | arreglar, col·locar, ordenar, organitzar, posar | |
| Nouns | ordering, order | logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements |
| Meaning | Assign a rank or rating to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | rate, rank, range, grade, place | |
| Narrower | downgrade | Rate lower |
| prioritize, prioritise | Assign a priority to | |
| reorder | Assign a new order to | |
| seed | Distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds | |
| sequence | Arrange in a sequence | |
| shortlist | put someone or something on a short list | |
| subordinate | rank or order as less important or consider of less value | |
| superordinate | place in a superior order or rank | |
| upgrade | Rate higher | |
| Broader | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
| Spanish | clasificarse, clasificar, graduar, ordenar, tasar, valorar | |
| Catalan | classificar-se, classificar, graduar, ordenar, taxar, valorar | |
| Nouns | order | a degree in a continuum of size or quantity |
| ordering | the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement | |
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