noun. (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London |
noun. a degree in a continuum of size or quantity it was on the order of a mile|an explosion of a low order of magnitude |
noun. established customary state (especially of society) order ruled in the streets|law and order |
noun. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation |
noun. a condition of regular or proper arrangement he put his desk in order|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) 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 IBM received an order for a hundred computers |
noun. a formal association of people with similar interests he joined a golf club|they formed a small lunch society|men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today |
noun. a body of rules followed by an assembly |
noun. (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order |
noun. a group of person living under a religious rule 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 I gave the waiter my order|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 there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list |
verb. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority I said to him to go home|She ordered him to do the shopping|The mother told the child to get dressed |
verb. make a request for something Order me some flowers|order a work stoppage |
verb. issue commands or orders for |
verb. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations We cannot regulate the way people dress|This town likes to regulate |
verb. bring order to or into Order these files |
verb. place in a certain order order the photos chronologically |
verb. appoint to a clerical posts he was ordained in the Church |
verb. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events arrange my schedule|set up one's life|I put these memories with those of bygone times |
verb. assign a rank or rating to how would you rank these students?|The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide |
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