Bother
Bother noun - A state of noisy, confused activity.
Usage example: the whole household was in a bother, as our overnight guests were expected to arrive any minute
Order
Order noun - The way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another.
How words are described
| good | good bother | good order |
| pure | pure bother | pure order |
| specific | specific bother | specific order |
| perfect | perfect bother | perfect order |
| Other adjectives: small, powerful, large. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Hasbro didn't bother to order DVDs with episodes in chronological order, let alone season boxes.
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The only time they did bother was 400 years ago in order to recruit a few hundred as mercenaries for a war.
Source: Literature / Wolfish Nature -
Almighty Janitor: By the time of Suikoden Tactics, he acts as a random agent for Lino, who doesn't even bother to personally order him to join the new heroes.
Source: Characters / Suikoden IV
Cite this Source
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