Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
verb
Sense 3
"Order these files"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
"Order me some flowers"
"order a work stoppage"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 5
"I said to him to go home"
"She ordered him to do the shopping"
"The mother told the child to get dressed"
Type of:
request
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Something ----s somebody
noun
Sense 6
"the order of Saint Benedict"
noun
Sense 7
Has parts:
class
noun
Sense 9
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
"the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"
noun
Sense 10
verb
Sense 11
Kinds of:
mandate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s something
noun
Sense 12
a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities
"IBM received an order for a hundred computers"
noun
Sense 13
"it was on the order of a mile"
"an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
Type of:
magnitude
noun
Sense 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
Domain:
architecture
verb
Sense 15
"order these files"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 16
"he put his desk in order"
"the machine is now in working order"
noun
Sense 17
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
"theologians still disagree over whether `bishop'' should or should not be a separate order"
noun
Sense 18
"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
Type of:
arrangement
verb
Sense 19
"how would you rank these students?"
"The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
Type of:
judge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 20
"arrange my schedule"
"set up one''s life"
"I put these memories with those of bygone times"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 21
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
"a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
verb
Sense 22
"he was ordained in the Church"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 23
"We cannot regulate the way people dress"
"This town likes to regulate"
Opposites:
deregulate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 24
"he joined a golf club"
"they formed a small lunch society"
"men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
Type of:
association
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
24
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
218
Times Searched
4
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