Speakur

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gavel to order

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
gavel -to order
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To initiate or restore the orderly functioning of (a meeting or function or assembly or court), usually by pounding a gavel or similar hammer.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

gavels to order (present, singular) gaveling to order (US, participle) gavelling to order (UK, participle) gaveled to order (US, participle) gaveled to order (US, past) gavelled to order (UK, participle) gavelled to order (UK, past)

Phrases

come to order

Frequently Paired Words

come to order bring to order call to order

Questions

What does gavel to order mean?
To initiate or restore the orderly functioning of (a meeting or function or assembly or court), usually by pounding a gavel or similar hammer.

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