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[ count ] words that tell someone to do something He gave the order for work to begin.

Soldiers have to obey orders .

[ count ] when you ask a company to send or supply goods to you

I'd like to place an order for some books.

[ count ] when you ask for food or drink in a restaurant, bar, etc.

The waiter took our order .

in order to

so that you can do something

We arrived early in order to buy our tickets.

out of order

(used about a machine, etc.) not working I couldn't call you — the phone was out of order.

or .der 2О/ ordor/ verb

( or - ders, or - der ing, or - dered )

to tell someone that they must do something The student was ordered to leave the classroom.

to ask a company to send or supply goods to you The store didn't have your book, so I ordered it for you.

to ask for food or drink in a restaurant, bar, etc. I ordered some coffee.

or • di • nal num • ber / ' ordani ^mbar /

noun [ count ]

( MATH ) a number that shows the position of something in a series. "First," "second," "third," and "fourth" are ordinal numbers.

— Look at cardinal ( 2 ).

Or.di.nar.yO/ ordn.ri / adjective

not special or unusual

It's interesting to see how ordinary people live in other countries.

—SYNONYM normal

out of the ordinary

unusual

Did you see anything out of the ordinary? —SYNONYM strange

ore / or / noun [ count, noncount ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) rock or earth from which you get metal iron ore

or • gan / ' organ / noun [ count ]

a part of your body that has a special purpose, for example your heart

the body's internal organs

( MUSIC ) a musical instrument, usually in a church, that is played like a piano

or • gan • ic / or' grenik / adjective

grown in a natural way, without using chemicals organic vegetables

( BIOLOGY ) containing living things Improve the soil by adding organic matter . ► or • gan • i • cal • ly / or'grenikli / adverb organically grown vegetables

or • gan • ism / ' organizam / noun [ count ]

( BIOLOGY ) a living thing, especially a very small one that you can only see with a special instrument (called a microscope )

or .gan .i za .tion Ф/ .огдэпэ'нягп/ noun

[ count ] a group of people who work together for a special purpose

He works for an organization that helps old people.

[ noncount ] the activity of planning or arranging something; the way that something is planned or arranged She's busy with the organization of her daughter's wedding.

or .gan .ize Ф / 'orgsnaiz/ verb ( or - gan iz es , or - gan - iz - ing , or gan - ized )

to plan or arrange something

Our teacher organized a visit to the museum.

to put or arrange things into a system or order You need to organize your work more carefully.

or .gan .ized © / organaizd / adjective

1 with everything planned or arranged a badly organized trip

2 (used about a person) able to plan your work, life, etc. well

Jenny's such an organized person. —ANTONYM disorganized

• ri • ent • ed AWL / ' orientad / adjective

for, or interested in, a particular type of person or thing She's very career-oriented. a male-oriented career

or • i • gin / 'orad3in / noun [ count, noncount ]

the time, way, or place that something first existed the origins of life on earth

the country, race, culture, etc. that a person comes from His family is of Italian origin .

rig i nal © / a rid3anl / adjective

first; earliest

have the car now, but my sister was the original owner.

new and different

His poems are very original.

real, not copied original paintings

o • rig • i • nal noun [ count ]

This is a copy of the painting — the original is in the Smithsonian.

• rig • i • nal • ly / a ' rid3anali / adverb

in the beginning