order
noun (TIDY) /ˈɔː.dər/
/ˈɔːr.dɚ/ Definition
B2 [U] a situation in which everything is arranged in its correct place: The house was so untidy that she spent the whole day trying to establish some sort of order.Classifying and creating order leave/put sth in order › to organize something well: I try to leave my desk in order when I go home. He put his affairs in order (= made arrangements for his personal and business matters) before he went into hospital.Classifying and creating order
(Definition of order noun (TIDY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arrange verb (PUT IN POSITION)
- arrangement noun (POSITION)
- catalogue verb
- categorize verb
- classification noun
- format noun
- grade verb
- organization noun (SYSTEM)
- organize verb (MAKE A SYSTEM)
- organized adjective (USING SYSTEM)
- pecking order noun
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- prioritize verb
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