orders
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Is orders a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of orders?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyedExamples: "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"Synonyms: order
2. a degree in a continuum of size or quantityExamples: "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"Synonyms: order, order of magnitude
3. established customary state (especially of society)Examples: "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"Synonyms: orderAntonyms: disorder
4. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elementsExamples: "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"Synonyms: order, ordering, ordination
5. a condition of regular or proper arrangementExamples: "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"Synonyms: order, orderlinessAntonyms: disorder, disorderliness
6. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)Examples: "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"Synonyms: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
verb (English)
1. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authorityExamples: "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"Synonyms: enjoin, order, say, tell
2. make a request for somethingExamples: "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"Synonyms: order
3. issue commands or orders forSynonyms: dictate, order, prescribe
4. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulationsExamples: "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"Synonyms: govern, order, regularise, regularize, regulateAntonyms: deregulate
5. bring order to or intoExamples: "Order these files"Synonyms: orderAntonyms: disorder
6. place in a certain orderExamples: "order the photos chronologically"Synonyms: order
Definition source: Wiktionary