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