what does order mean?
ORDER as NOUN
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- there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (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
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
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- it was on the order of a mile
- an explosion of a low order of magnitude
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities
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- IBM received an order for a hundred computers
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
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- a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a body of rules followed by an assembly
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Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
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- the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.)
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- I gave the waiter my order
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a group of person living under a religious rule
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- the order of Saint Benedict
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a formal association of people with similar interests
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- he joined a golf club
- they formed a small lunch society
- men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
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- we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
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- theologians still disagree over whether `bishop” should or should not be a separate order
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- established customary state (especially of society)
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- order ruled in the streets
- law and order
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a condition of regular or proper arrangement
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- he put his desk in order
- the machine is now in working order
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ORDER as VERB
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Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- assign a rank or rating to
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- how would you rank these students?
- The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.
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- arrange my schedule
- set up one’’s life
- I put these memories with those of bygone times
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- make a request for something
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- Order me some flowers
- order a work stoppage
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
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- I said to him to go home
- She ordered him to do the shopping
- The mother told the child to get dressed
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- issue commands or orders for
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Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- appoint to a clerical posts
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- he was ordained in the Church
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage
- impose regulations
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- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
Hypernyms(s) order is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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