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order
Noun
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Order is when things are where they should be.
I need to take some time to put my things in order.
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The order of some things means which thing is first, which one is second, which one is last, etc.
The children will take turns in order of age.
order
Verb
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To order something is to ask someone to sell it to you.
At the restaurant, she ordered chicken and potatoes.
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To order someone to do something is to tell the person that they must do it.
The father ordered his children to be quiet.
mail
Noun
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Mail is the messages and packages that you send to other people.
There's no mail today because the post office is closed.
The new book arrived in the mail.
mail
Verb
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If you mail something, you send it through the post.
I mailed a birthday card to him last week.