order
Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
Noun 4 meanings
Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
“put the children in age order”
A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
The state of being well arranged.
“The house is in order; the machinery is out of order.”
Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet.
“to preserve order in a community or an assembly”
Verb 4 meanings
To set in some sort of order.
“We need to order them alphabetically.”
To arrange, set in proper order.
“The books in the shelf need ordering.”
To issue a command to; to charge.
“to order troops to advance”
To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order.
“You can now order most products to be delivered to your home.”
Etymology
From Middle English ordre, from Old French ordre, ordne, ordene (“order, rank”), from Latin ōrdinem, accusative of ōrdō (“row, rank, regular arrangement”, literally “row of threads in a loom”), from Proto-Italic *ordō (“to arrange”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂or-d-, from *h₂er-.
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ORDER at a glance
ORDER has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (O 1 + R 1 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #289 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with order
All rhymes- UNDER6
- CONSIDER11
- LEADER7
- WONDER10
- OLDER6
- MURDER9
- BORDER9
- GENDER8
- HARDER10
- COMMANDER16
- SHOULDER12
- FOUNDER11
One letter away
- OLDER6
- ODDER7
- ORMER7
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