Definition: the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
Usage: there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list
Similar words: organisation, organization
Definition: the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
Usage: his organization of the work force was very efficient
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: idiom, artistic style
Definition: the style of a particular artist or school or movement
Usage: an imaginative orchestral idiom
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: magnitude
Definition: the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
Usage: they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion; about the magnitude of a small pea
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: commercial document, commercial instrument
Definition: a document of or relating to commerce
Synonyms: 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
Definition: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
Synonyms: rules of order, order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure
Definition: a body of rules followed by an assembly
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: command, bid, bidding, dictation
Definition: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Synonyms: 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
Synonyms: order
Definition: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
Similar words: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group
Definition: animal or plant group having natural relations
Synonyms: order, monastic order
Definition: a group of person living under a religious rule
Usage: the order of Saint Benedict
Similar words: sect, religious order, religious sect
Definition: a subdivision of a larger religious group
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: association
Definition: a formal organization of people or groups of people
Usage: he joined the Modern Language Association
Synonyms: order, ordering, ordination
Definition: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
Usage: we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation
Similar words: arrangement
Definition: an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
Usage: a flower arrangement
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: status, position
Definition: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
Usage: he had the status of a minor; the novel attained the status of a classic; atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life
Synonyms: order
Definition: established customary state (especially of society)
Usage: order ruled in the streets; law and order
Similar words: state
Definition: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
Usage: the current state of knowledge; his state of health; in a weak financial state
Synonyms: order, orderliness
Definition: a condition of regular or proper arrangement
Usage: he put his desk in order; the machine is now in working order
Similar words: condition, status
Definition: a state at a particular time
Usage: a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations
Synonyms: order
Definition: place in a certain order
Usage: order the photos chronologically
Similar words: set up, arrange
Definition: put into a proper or systematic order
Usage: arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order
Synonyms: order
Definition: bring order to or into
Usage: Order these files
Similar words: set up, arrange
Definition: put into a proper or systematic order
Usage: arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Definition: form a critical opinion of
Usage: I cannot judge some works of modern art; How do you evaluate this grant proposal? We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: organise, organize
Definition: cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
Synonyms: order
Definition: make a request for something
Usage: Order me some flowers; order a work stoppage
Similar words: bespeak, call for, request, quest
Definition: express the need or desire for; ask for
Usage: She requested an extra bed in her room; She called for room service
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: request
Definition: ask (a person) to do something
Usage: She asked him to be here at noon; I requested that she type the entire manuscript
Synonyms: dictate, prescribe, order
Definition: issue commands or orders for
Similar words: bring down, visit, inflict, impose
Definition: impose something unpleasant
Usage: The principal visited his rage on the students
Synonyms: consecrate, ordain, order, ordinate
Definition: appoint to a clerical posts
Usage: he was ordained in the Church
Similar words: vest, enthrone, invest
Definition: provide with power and authority
Usage: They vested the council with special rights
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: make up one's mind, determine, decide
Definition: reach, make, or come to a decision about something
Usage: We finally decided after lengthy deliberations