ORDER

OR ·DER 2 syllables

A1 · Beginner 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 6 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  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

💬 Examples

  • "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"
  • "it was on the order of a mile"
  • "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
  • "order ruled in the streets"

🔗 Similar words

order_of_magnitudeorderingordinationorderlinessdecreeedict
verb
  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

💬 Examples

  • "I said to him to go home"
  • "She ordered him to do the shopping"
  • "Order me some flowers"
  • "order a work stoppage"

🔗 Similar words

tellenjoinsayprescribedictateregulate
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