Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having or evincing a systematic arrangement; especially, having elements succeeding in order according to rule. Opposite of
disordered orunordered . - adjective arranged in order.
- adjective in good order.
- adjective disposed or placed in a particular kind of order. OPposite of
disarranged . - adjective arranged according to a quantitative criterion.
- adjective marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
order .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
- adjective marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
- adjective having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
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Examples
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"We were ordered -- we were _ordered_ -- never to give, and we've given, and the sea will come in, and we'll all go to the bottom together!
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Mulcaire was forced by the high court to write to Coogan's legal team revealing who at the title ordered him to hack into mobile phones belonging to a group of public figures in the middle part of the last decade, including the fashion model Elle Macpherson, the politician Simon Hughes, the publicist Max Clifford and a football agent, Sky Andrew.
The Guardian World News James Robinson 2011
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The "re-rating" is an invention to raise the rating of bad MBSs, which consists of structuring them in sections, which they called ordered tranches, from highest to lowest based on the the probability of default, and with the commitment to prioritize payments to those less bad.
Experiments in Finance Ricemutt 2008
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Bill refused to kill Thor, and thus was deemed worthy of yielding Asgardian weaponry, so Odin ordered a new hammer to be made especially for Bill.
Hero/Villain of the Week! « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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Everything I ordered is a 3rd party only at this time.
Amazon Super-Sale on Comic Hardcovers: The Aftermath » Comics Worth Reading 2010
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Yet what if what the doctor ordered is the exactly opposite?
Dr. Judith Rich: What Kind of Future Are You Creating Today? Dr. Judith Rich 2010
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Yet what if what the doctor ordered is the exactly opposite?
Dr. Judith Rich: What Kind of Future Are You Creating Today? Dr. Judith Rich 2010
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The captain ordered half a dozen of his men to take the wagon.
SOUTH OF THE SLOT 2010
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I ordered from the Apple store since I was too beat to stand in line after a few days in Milwaukee.
All Blogs matt 2009
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I ordered from the Apple store since I was too beat to stand in line after a few days in Milwaukee.
All Blogs matt 2009
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