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antiseptic |
exceedingly clean and orderly. [1/4 definitions] |
apple-pie order |
(informal) an impeccably neat and orderly arrangement or state. |
cosmos |
the totality of material existence, esp. considered as a unified, orderly whole; universe. [2/4 definitions] |
discursive |
ranging over numerous topics, esp. in an orderly or coherent way. [1/2 definitions] |
disorderly |
not orderly or neat. [1/2 definitions] |
file1 |
an orderly line of things or persons, esp. soldiers. (Cf. rank1). [1/7 definitions] |
harmony |
a pleasing or orderly relation among the parts of something. [1/4 definitions] |
marshal |
to arrange in an orderly fashion or display. [1/8 definitions] |
method |
systematic and orderly arrangement of actions. [1/3 definitions] |
methodical |
done, arranged, or acting in an orderly and systematic way. [2 definitions] |
methodize |
to reduce to a systematic and orderly way or arrangement. [1/2 definitions] |
neat |
orderly in appearance, state, or habits; tidy. [2/6 definitions] |
organize |
to set in order; arrange in an orderly way. [1/3 definitions] |
pitched battle |
a battle in a predetermined location between orderly arrays of troops. [1/2 definitions] |
police |
to control, secure, or cause to be lawful or orderly. [2/5 definitions] |
proceed |
to go forward in an orderly manner. [1/6 definitions] |
procession |
the act of moving forward in a formal, orderly way. [1/2 definitions] |
pullback |
the act of withdrawing or pulling back, esp. the prearranged, orderly withdrawal of military forces. [1/2 definitions] |
pullout |
the act or process of withdrawing or pulling out, esp. the orderly, planned withdrawal of military troops. [1/3 definitions] |
reason |
to think in a logical and orderly manner. [1/9 definitions] |
regular |
adhering to rank, form, or protocol; orderly. [1/12 definitions] |
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