The meaning of Ordinary

adjective

Customary; usual.

Usage examples:

His accustomed route

verb

Make someone or something accept (something) as normal or usual.

Usage examples:

I accustomed my eyes to the lenses

adjective

Familiar with something

Usage examples:

Accustomed to she quickly became accustomed to his messy ways., i'm not accustomed to being treated…

adjective

Occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.

Usage examples:

Salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings

noun

A piece of open land for public use.

Usage examples:

We spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers

adjective

Found frequently in many places or among many people

Usage examples:

Money worries are a common problem for people raising children., guilt and forgiveness are themes c…

adjective

According to the customs or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances.

Usage examples:

It is customary to mark an occasion like this with a toast

noun

Another term for custumal.

adjective

Reflecting or showing a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time among a group of people

Usage examples:

We thought tipping wasn't customary in japan., she’s not her customary cheerful self today., the st…

adjective

Done, produced, or occurring every day or every weekday.

Usage examples:

A daily newspaper

adverb

Every day.

Usage examples:

The museum is open daily

noun

A newspaper published every day except sunday.

Usage examples:

The trial was reported in all the popular dailies

adjective

Ordinary and regular

Usage examples:

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include sorting the mail and making appointments.

adjective

Happening every day as a regular part of something

Usage examples:

Responsibility for the day-to-day running of the two stores had been transferred to locally recruit…

adjective

Having existed or done something for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.

Usage examples:

The ceremony was an established event in the annual calendar

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Usage examples:

The scheme was established in 1975

adjective

Generally accepted or familiar, esp. because of having a long history

Usage examples:

An established procedure

adjective

Happening or used every day; daily.

Usage examples:

Everyday chores like shopping and housework

adverb

Each day; daily.

Usage examples:

I get up at six every day

adjective

Ordinary, typical, or usual

Usage examples:

The movie is about the everyday lives of working mothers.

adjective

Regarded as likely; anticipated.

Usage examples:

Write down your expected monthly income, and regularly track your expenses

verb

Regard (something) as likely to happen.

Usage examples:

It's as well to expect the worst

adjective

Believed to be going to happen or arrive

Usage examples:

The expected counterattack never happened., the painting sold for three times the expected price., …

adjective

Fastened securely in position.

Usage examples:

A fixed iron ladder down the port side

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

adjective

Not changing

Usage examples:

A fixed stare, a fixed address, she stared fixedly at the screen.

adjective

Done constantly or as a habit.

Usage examples:

His habitual use of heroin

adjective

Usual or repeated

Usage examples:

Longer prison sentences will help keep habitual criminals off the streets., she was habitually late.

adjective

Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.

Usage examples:

It's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food

noun

The usual, typical, or expected state or condition.

Usage examples:

Her temperature was above normal

adjective

Ordinary or usual; as would be expected

Usage examples:

He seemed perfectly normal to me., the temperature is above/below normal today.

adjective

Of or occurring every day; daily.

Usage examples:

The car sped noisily off through the quotidian traffic

adjective

Arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances.

Usage examples:

Plant the flags at regular intervals

noun

A regular customer, member of a team, etc.

Usage examples:

Pub regulars

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next

Usage examples:

A regular heartbeat, working regular hours, trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenu…

noun

A sequence of actions regularly followed.

Usage examples:

I settled down into a routine of work and sleep

adjective

Performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason.

Usage examples:

The ministry insisted that this was just a routine annual drill

verb

Organize according to a routine.

Usage examples:

All had been routined with smoothness

verb

Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.

Usage examples:

Delaney set the mug of tea down

noun

A group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.

Usage examples:

A set of false teeth

verb

Variant spelling of sett.

verb

Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem).

Usage examples:

The unions have settled their year-long dispute with hollywood producers

noun

A wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.

Usage examples:

She read to her brother, who sat on the settle opposite her

noun

A wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.

Usage examples:

She read to her brother, who sat on the settle opposite her

noun

A level of quality or attainment.

Usage examples:

Their restaurant offers a high standard of service

adjective

Used or accepted as normal or average.

Usage examples:

The standard rate of income tax

adjective

Usual or expected; not involving something special or extra

Usage examples:

A standard contract, i don’t work a standard, 35-hour week., the car came with an air conditioner a…

noun

The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.

Usage examples:

The store has a very low turnover of stock

adjective

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale.

Usage examples:

25 per cent off stock items

verb

Have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale.

Usage examples:

Most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

adjective

Existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established.

Usage examples:

The traditional festivities of the church year

adjective

Following or belonging to the ways of behaving or beliefs that have been established for a long time

Usage examples:

The traditional two-parent family, traditional southern cooking, the traditional politeness of japa…

adjective

Having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing.

Usage examples:

A typical day

adjective

Showing the characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing

Usage examples:

He looked like the typical tourist with his camera and baseball cap., this dish is typical of south…

adjective

Showing all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things

Usage examples:

I must look like the typical tourist with my shorts and my camera., this kind of hot and spicy food…

adjective

Habitually or typically occurring or done; customary.

Usage examples:

He carried out his usual evening routine

noun

The thing which is typically done or present.

Usage examples:

The band was a bit sick of playing all the usuals

adjective

Happening or done most of the time; ordinary

Usage examples:

I’ll put the keys in the usual place., if you can believe it, the food was worse than usual., he us…

adjective

Habitual; usual.

Usage examples:

The place had sunk back into its wonted quiet

verb

Make or be or become accustomed.

Usage examples:

Wont thy heart to thoughts hereof

adjective

Usual

Usage examples:

He replied sharply, and without his wonted courtesy.