Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: order
IPA transcription: ['ɔɹdɚ]
Pronunciations of order
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: order
    Meaning: (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"
  • Synonyms: order, order_of_magnitude
    Meaning: a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
  • Synonyms: order
    Meaning: established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
  • Synonyms: ordering, order, ordination
    Meaning: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
  • Synonyms: orderliness, order
    Meaning: a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"
  • Synonyms: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: order, purchase_order
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: club, social_club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order
    Meaning: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
  • Synonyms: order, rules_of_order, parliamentary_law, parliamentary_procedure
    Meaning: a body of rules followed by an assembly
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: order, tell, enjoin, say
    Meaning: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
  • Synonyms: order
    Meaning: make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
  • Synonyms: order, prescribe, dictate
    Meaning: issue commands or orders for
  • Synonyms: regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern
    Meaning: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
  • Synonyms: order
    Meaning: bring order to or into; "Order these files"
  • Synonyms: order
    Meaning: place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically"
Usage examples
  • But I order you.
  • So in order effectively
  • I'll order the kindling!
  • Per order of Santa Claus.
  • "Let us take them in order.
  • Revolutionary law and order.
  • I'll put my house in order.'
  • I was glad to obey this order.
  • You gentlemen order what you want."
  • A large order, as the boys phrase it!
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Joseph F. Smith, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Order of Canada, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Watchmen, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Longest word in English, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Acid2, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Western (genre), License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Order of the Bath, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Fredericksburg, License CC BY-SA 4.0