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   order

   /ˈɔːdə/

   noun

   • 1. the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method: "I filed the cards in alphabetical order" Similar sequencearrangementorganizationdispositionstructuresystemseriessuccessiongroupingclassificationcategorizationcodificationsystematizationdisposalformlayoutarrayset-upline-up
   • ▪ a state in which everything is in its correct or appropriate place: "she tried to put her shattered thoughts into some semblance of order" Similar tidinessneatnessorderlinesstrimnessharmonyapple-pie orderOpposite chaosdisarrayuntidiness
   • ▪ a state in which the laws and rules regulating public behaviour are observed and authority is obeyed: "the army was deployed to keep order" Similar peacecontrollawful behaviourlaw and orderlawlawfulnessdisciplinecalmquietpeace and quietquietnesspeacefulnesspeaceablenesstranquillityserenityOpposite disorder
   • ▪ the prescribed or established procedure followed by a meeting, legislative assembly, debate, or court of law: "the meeting was called to order"
   • ▪ a stated form of liturgical service, or of administration of a rite, prescribed by ecclesiastical authority.
   • 2. an authoritative command or instruction: "he was not going to take orders from a mere administrator" Similar commandinstructiondirectivedirectiondecreeedictinjunctionmandatedictatecommandmentlawruleregulationordinancestatutefiatdiktatdemandbiddingrequirementstipulationsummonswritwarrantpronunciamentoukaseinformal:say-soliterary:behestrare:rescript
   • ▪ a verbal or written request for something to be made, supplied, or served: "the firm has won an order for six tankers" Similar commissionpurchase orderrequestrequisitiondemandcallbookingreservationapplication
   • ▪ a thing made, supplied, or served as a result of an order: "he would deliver special orders for the Sunday dinner"
   • ▪ a written direction of a court or judge: "she was admitted to hospital under a guardianship order"
   • ▪ a written direction to pay money or deliver property.
   • 3. a particular social, political, or economic system: "they were dedicated to overthrowing the established order" Similar systemclass systemhierarchypecking ordergroupinggradingrankingscale
   • ▪ a social class: "the upper social orders" Similar classlevelrankcastegradedegreepositionstationcategory
   • ▪ a rank in the Christian ministry, especially that of bishop, priest, or deacon.
   • ▪ the rank of a member of the clergy or an ordained minister of the Church: "he took priest's orders"
   • ▪ any of the nine grades of angelic beings in the celestial hierarchy as formulated by Pseudo-Dionysius.
   • 4. a society of monks, nuns, or friars living under the same religious, moral, and social regulations and discipline: "the Franciscan Order" Similar communitybrotherhoodsisterhood
   • ▪ a society of knights bound by a common rule of life and having a combined military and monastic character: historical "the Templars were also known as the Order of Christ"
   • ▪ an institution founded by a monarch along the lines of a medieval crusading monastic order for the purpose of honouring meritorious conduct.
   • ▪ the insignia worn by members of an order of honour or merit.
   • ▪ a Masonic or similar fraternity. Similar organizationassociationsocietyfellowshipbodyfraternityconfraternitysororitybrotherhoodsisterhoodlodgeguildleagueunionclubdenominationsectrare:sodality
   • 5. the quality or nature of something: "poetry of the highest order" Similar typekindsortnaturevarietyilkgenrecaststylebrandvintagequalitycalibrestandard
   • ▪ the overall state or condition of something: "the house had only just been vacated and was in good order" Similar conditionstaterepairshapesituation
   • 6. a principal taxonomic category that ranks below class and above family: "the higher orders of insects" Similar taxonomic groupclasssubclassfamilyspeciesbreedtechnical:taxon
   • 7. any of the five classical styles of architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite) based on the proportions of columns and the style of their decoration.
   • ▪ any style of architecture subject to uniform established proportions.
   • 8. equipment or uniform for a specified purpose or of a specified type: "the platoon changed from drill order into PT kit"
   • ▪ the position in which a rifle is held after ordering arms.
   • 9. the degree of complexity of an equation, expression, etc., as denoted by an ordinal number.
   • ▪ the number of differentiations required to reach the highest derivative in a differential equation.
   • ▪ the number of elements in a finite group.
   • ▪ the number of rows or columns in a square matrix.

   verb

   • 1. give an authoritative instruction to do something: "she ordered me to leave" Similar instructcommanddirectenjoingive the order togive the command totellrequirechargeadjureliterary:biddecreeordainrulelegislatelay downdictateprescribepronouncedeterminerare:enact
   • ▪ continually tell someone to do things in an overbearing way: "she resented being ordered about"
   • ▪ command (something) to be done or (someone) to be treated in a particular way: North American "he ordered the anchor dropped" Similar instructcommanddirectenjoingive the order togive the command totellrequirechargeadjureliterary:bid
   • 2. request (something) to be made, supplied, or served: "my mate ordered the tickets last week" Similar requestapply forsend away/off forwrite off forput in an order forplace an order forrequisitionbookreservecommissioncontract forrare:bespeak
   • 3. arrange (something) in a methodical way: "all entries are ordered by date" Similar organizeput in orderset in orderarrangesort outstraighten outmarshaldisposelay outregulategroupclassifycategorizecataloguecodifysystematizesystemizetabulatetriagerare:methodize

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French ordre, from Latin ordo, ordin- ‘row, series, rank’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. orderer noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • Order: Russian Translation

     ORDER translate: порядок, последовательность , приказ ,...

   • Znaczenie Order, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ORDER definicja: 1. a request to make, supply, or deliver...

   • English (US)

     ORDER meaning: 1. a request to make, supply, or deliver food...

   • Order Spanish Translation

     ORDER translate: pedido, pedido, orden, orden, orden, orden,...

   • Order: Arabic Translation

     ORDER translate: طَلَب, تَرْتيب, أمْر, نِظام / تَرْتيب,...

   • Job Order

     JOB ORDER definition: 1. a written instruction to produce a...

   • Point of Order

     POINT OF ORDER definition: 1. an occasion on which a person...

   • Make-To-Order

     MAKE-TO-ORDER definition: a make-to-order manufacturing...

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