order, n.
(orders)
freq. cnt. 57
(orders)
freq. cnt. 57
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 26
order
sample sentences
"the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"
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domain of synset (usage)
hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
hyponym
a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5
order order of magnitude
sample sentences
"it was on the order of a mile""an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
established customary state (especially of society)
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
order
sample sentences
"order ruled in the streets""law and order"
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hypernym
hyponym
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4
order ordering ordination
sample sentences
"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a condition of regular or proper arrangement
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
order orderliness
sample sentences
"he put his desk in order""the machine is now in working order"
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antonym
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antonym
a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
order purchase order
sample sentences
"IBM received an order for a hundred computers"
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
hyponym
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
decree edict fiat order rescript
sample sentences
"a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
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hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
hyponym
a body of rules followed by an assembly
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
order parliamentary law parliamentary procedure rules of order
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hypernym
hyponym
member of this domain (topic)
instance hyponym
a formal association of people with similar interests
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
club gild guild lodge order social club society
sample sentences
"he joined a golf club""they formed a small lunch society"
"men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
hyponym
athenaeum, atheneum
bookclub
chapter
chess club
country club
fraternity, frat
glee club
golf club
hunt, hunt club
investors club
jockey club
racket club
rowing club
slate club
sorority
turnverein
yacht club, boat club
service club
member meronym
the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
order ordering
sample sentences
"there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
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hypernym
hyponym
(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
<noun.attribute>
order
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hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
hyponym
a request for something to be made, supplied, or served
<noun.communication>
order
sample sentences
"I gave the waiter my order""the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle"
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derivationally related form
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
<noun.group>
order
semantic pointers
hyponym
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
member holonym
member meronym
a group of person living under a religious rule
<noun.group>
monastic order order