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Orders.
How to pronounce orders:
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Orders - as a noun
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
Example: "The british ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from london"
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(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
Example: "Theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate order"
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A degree in a continuum of size or quantity
Example: "It was on the order of a mile"
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Established customary state (especially of society)
Example: "Order ruled in the streets"
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Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
Example: "We shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
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A condition of regular or proper arrangement
Example: "He put his desk in order"
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A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
Example: "A friend in new mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
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A commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities
Example: "Ibm received an order for a hundred computers"
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A formal association of people with similar interests
Example: "He joined a golf club"
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A body of rules followed by an assembly
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A group of person living under a religious rule
Example: "The order of saint benedict"
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- augustinian order
- benedictine order
- order of saint benedict
- carmelite order
- order of our lady of mount carmel
- carthusian order
- dominican order
- franciscan order
- jesuit order
- society of jesus
- ursulines
- congregation of the sisters of st catherine the virgin and martyr
- sisters of st. michael the archangel
- sisters of the order of saint basil the great
- sisters of our lady of sorrows
- congregation of the sisters of saint hedwig
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(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
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A request for something to be made, supplied, or served
Example: "I gave the waiter my order"
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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
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The act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
Example: "There were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
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Orders - as a verb
Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Example: "I said to him to go home"
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Make a request for something
Example: "Order me some flowers"
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Issue commands or orders for
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Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
Example: "We cannot regulate the way people dress"
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Bring order to or into
Example: "Order these files"
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Place in a certain order
Example: "Order the photos chronologically"
Appoint to a clerical posts
Example: "He was ordained in the church"
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Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
Example: "Arrange my schedule"
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Assign a rank or rating to
Example: "How would you rank these students?"
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Example Sentences
"She gave me clear orders on how to complete the project."
"The waiter took our orders and brought us our food."
"The general issued orders for the troops to advance."
"He followed his doctor's orders and took his medication."
"The judge gave the jury strict orders not to discuss the case."
Word Game Points
Is ORDERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, orders is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
ORDERS has a SCRABBLE points total of 7.
Is ORDERS a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, orders is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordORDERS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 7.
Is ORDERS a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, orders is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordORDERS has a WORDFEUD points total of 7.
