What does "ord" mean?
Abbreviation of order.
Ord
name, noun
name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Abbreviation of order.
- Grammar: ord is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: point.
- Usage evidence: "[...] But such is life — hard upon hard from ord to end; and if I had not been made of the best of neat-leather, the longer in water the tougher, I would have melted away with my tears long ago!"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of order. abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 A point. UK, dialectal
- 3 Abbreviation of operationally ready date, the date when a national serviceman finishes his service. Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of
- 4 Abbreviation of ordinance. abbreviation, alt-of
- 5 A point of origin; a beginning. UK, dialectal
""[...] But such is life — hard upon hard from ord to end; and if I had not been made of the best of neat-leather, the longer in water the tougher, I would have melted away with my tears long ago!""
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- 6 A point of land; a promontory. UK, dialectal
"When a man came from Sutherland into Caithness over the Ord [of Caithness, in the southern tip of the county], he was called an ord-louper ."
- 7 The point or edge of a weapon. UK, dialectal
"Saul drew his sword, And ran even upon the ord. — Cursor Mundi."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A city, the county seat of Valley County, Nebraska, United States.
- 3 Two townships in Nebraska, in Antelope County and Valley County.
- 4 A civil parish in north Northumberland, England, that includes the settlements of East Ord, Middle Ord, Ord Mains, South Ord and West Ord.
- 5 A hamlet near Tarskavaig, Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG6113). From Scottish Gaelic An t-Òrd.
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- 6 A settlement next to Invergordon, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7170).
- 7 A river in Western Australia.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
""[...] But such is life — hard upon hard from ord to end; and if I had not been made of the best of neat-leather, the longer in water the tougher, I would have melted away with my tears long ago!""
Common questions
What is a synonym for "ord"?
Common synonyms include: point.
How do you use "ord" in a sentence?
"[...] But such is life — hard upon hard from ord to end; and if I had not been made of the best of neat-leather, the longer in water the tougher, I would have melted away with my tears long ago!"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English ord (“point, point of a weapon, beginning”), from Old English ord (“point, spear-point, spear, source, beginning, front, vanguard”), from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz (“point”), of obscure origin (see *uzdaz). Cognate with North Frisian od (“tip, place, beginning”), Dutch oord (“place, region”), German Ort (“location, place, position”), Danish od (“a point”), Swedish udd (“a point, prick”), Icelandic oddur (“tip, point of a weapon, leader”). See also odd.
Etymology 2
* As an English surname, from the dialectal noun ord (“point, place”). Compare Ort. * As a Scottish Gaelic surname, habitational name from Ord in Peeblesshire or Banffshire, from òrd (“hammer”). * The city in Nebraska is named after Edward O. C. Ord. * The river in Australia is named after Harry Ord.
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