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Quick definitions from WordNet (order)
▸ noun: putting in order ("There were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list")
▸ 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: a degree in a continuum of size or quantity ("It was on the order of a mile")
▸ 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 body of rules followed by an assembly
▸ 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 request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.) ("I gave the waiter my order")
▸ noun: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
▸ noun: a group of person living under a religious rule ("The order of Saint Benedict")
▸ noun: established customary state (especially of society) ("Order ruled in the streets")
▸ noun: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements ("We shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation")
▸ 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 condition of regular or proper arrangement ("He put his desk in 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 formal association of people with similar interests ("Men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today")
▸ verb: place in a certain order ("Order these files")
▸ verb: bring order to or into ("Order these files")
▸ verb: make a request for something ("Order me some flowers")
▸ verb: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority ("She ordered him to do the shopping")
▸ verb: issue commands or orders for
▸ verb: appoint to a clerical posts
▸ verb: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
▸ verb: assign a rank or rating to
▸ verb: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.
▸ Also see orders
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to order
▸ Usage examples for order
▸ Idioms related to order (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing order
▸ Words that often appear near order
▸ Rhymes of order
▸ Invented words related to order
▸ noun: putting in order ("There were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list")
▸ 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: a degree in a continuum of size or quantity ("It was on the order of a mile")
▸ 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 body of rules followed by an assembly
▸ 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 request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.) ("I gave the waiter my order")
▸ noun: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
▸ noun: a group of person living under a religious rule ("The order of Saint Benedict")
▸ noun: established customary state (especially of society) ("Order ruled in the streets")
▸ noun: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements ("We shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation")
▸ 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 condition of regular or proper arrangement ("He put his desk in 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 formal association of people with similar interests ("Men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today")
▸ verb: place in a certain order ("Order these files")
▸ verb: bring order to or into ("Order these files")
▸ verb: make a request for something ("Order me some flowers")
▸ verb: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority ("She ordered him to do the shopping")
▸ verb: issue commands or orders for
▸ verb: appoint to a clerical posts
▸ verb: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
▸ verb: assign a rank or rating to
▸ verb: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.
▸ Also see orders
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to order
▸ Usage examples for order
▸ Idioms related to order (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing order
▸ Words that often appear near order
▸ Rhymes of order
▸ Invented words related to order