Synonym: arrangement, bid, command, condition, direction, disposition, formation, instruction, manner, mode, state, system, way. Antonym: disorder. Similar words: in order, border, disorder, border on, in order to, out of order, in order that, dictionary order. Meaning: ['ɔrdə(r) /'ɔːd-] n. 1. (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed 2. a degree in a continuum of size or quantity 3. established customary state (especially of society) 4. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements 5. a condition of regular or proper arrangement 6. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) 7. a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities 8. a formal association of people with similar interests 9. a body of rules followed by an assembly 10. (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy 11. a group of person living under a religious rule 12. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families 13. a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.) 14. (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 15. the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement. v. 1. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority 2. make a request for something 3. issue commands or orders for 4. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations 5. bring order to or into 6. place in a certain order 7. appoint to a clerical posts 8. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events 9. assign a rank or rating to.
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241. We don't have the book in stock but we can order it.
242. He has the power to use force to maintain public order.
243. The council applied for a compulsory purchase order on the tennis courts.
244. One should save a part of one's possessions in order to hedge against inflation.
245. Goods are dispatched within 24 hours of your order reaching us.
246. I shall list my objections to the plan in ascending order of importance.
247. They were so poor they had to steal in order to eat.
248. Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order.
249. The collapse of Communism at the end of the 1980s encouraged hopes of a new world order.
250. The soldiers fired as soon as their commander gave the order.
251. The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive.
252. Most criminals steal in order to sell their loot for cash on the black market.
253. Some think Stempel's departure will help the company get its financial house in order.
254. Would it be in order for us to examine the manuscript?
255. Consumer preferences were placed in rank order from 1 to 5.
More similar words: in order, border, disorder, border on, in order to, out of order, in order that, dictionary order, avant-garde, word, cord, record, in a word, afford to, can afford, recording, in other words, according, coordinate, accord with, coordinator, according to, elder, rider, under, wander, render, leader, reader, powder.