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Order

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Definitions for Order

noun
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
Examples
  1. the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London
noun
a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
Synonyms
order of magnitude
Examples
  1. it was on the order of a mile
  2. an explosion of a low order of magnitude
noun
established customary state (especially of society)
Examples
  1. order ruled in the streets
  2. law and order
noun
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
Synonyms
ordering ordination
Examples
  1. we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation
noun
a condition of regular or proper arrangement
Synonyms
orderliness
Examples
  1. he put his desk in order
  2. the machine is now in working order
noun
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
Synonyms
decree edict fiat rescript
Examples
  1. a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
noun
a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities
Synonyms
purchase order
Examples
  1. IBM received an order for a hundred computers
noun
a formal association of people with similar interests
Synonyms
club social club society guild gild lodge
Examples
  1. he joined a golf club
  2. they formed a small lunch society
  3. men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
noun
a body of rules followed by an assembly
Synonyms
rules of order parliamentary law parliamentary procedure
noun
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
Synonyms
Holy Order
Examples
  1. theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order
noun
a group of person living under a religious rule
Synonyms
monastic order
Examples
  1. the order of Saint Benedict
noun
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
noun
a request for something to be made, supplied, or served
Examples
  1. I gave the waiter my order
  2. the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle
noun
(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
noun
the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
Synonyms
ordering
Examples
  1. there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list
verb
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Synonyms
tell enjoin say
Examples
  1. I said to him to go home
  2. She ordered him to do the shopping
  3. The mother told the child to get dressed
verb
make a request for something
Examples
  1. Order me some flowers
  2. order a work stoppage
verb
issue commands or orders for
Synonyms
prescribe dictate
verb
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage
Synonyms
regulate regularize regularise govern
Examples
  1. impose regulations
  2. We cannot regulate the way people dress
  3. This town likes to regulate
verb
bring order to or into
Examples
  1. Order these files
verb
place in a certain order
Examples
  1. order the photos chronologically
verb
appoint to a clerical posts
Synonyms
ordain consecrate ordinate
Examples
  1. he was ordained in the Church
verb
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
Synonyms
arrange set up put
Examples
  1. arrange my schedule
  2. set up one's life
  3. I put these memories with those of bygone times
verb
assign a rank or rating to
Synonyms
rate rank range grade place
Examples
  1. how would you rank these students?
  2. The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide

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