order

Definitions of order in various dictionaries:

noun - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

noun - a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

noun - established customary state (especially of society)

noun - logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

noun - a condition of regular or proper arrangement

noun - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

noun - a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

noun - a formal association of people with similar interests

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

noun - a group of person living under a religious rule

noun - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

noun - a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

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

verb - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

verb - make a request for something

verb - issue commands or orders for

verb - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage

verb - bring order to or into

verb - place in a certain order

verb - appoint to a clerical posts

verb - arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

verb - assign a rank or rating to

A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.

A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved: “Order, cleanliness, seemliness make a structure that is half support, half ritual” (Florida Scott-Maxwell).

Condition or state in general: in good order.

The established system of social organization: “Every revolution exaggerates the evils of the old order” (C.

A condition in which freedom from disorder or disruption is maintained through respect for established authority: finally restored order in the rebellious provinces.

A sequence or an arrangement of successive things.

The prescribed form or customary procedure: the order of worship.

An authoritative indication to be obeyed; a command or direction.

A command given by a superior military officer requiring obedience, as in the execution of a task.

A commission or an instruction to buy, sell, or supply something.

That which is supplied, bought, or sold.

A request made by a customer at a restaurant for a portion of food.

The food requested.

A direction or command delivered by a court or other adj udicative body and entered into the record but not necessarily included in the final judgment or verdict.

Ecclesiastical.

Any of several grades of the Christian ministry: the order of priesthood.

Often orders.

Often orders.

Any of the nine grades or choirs of angels.

A group of persons living under a religious rule: Order of Saint Benedict.

An organization of people united by a common fraternal bond or social aim.

A group of people upon whom a government or sovereign has formally conferred honor for unusual service or merit, entitling them to wear a special insignia: the Order of the Garter.

The insignia worn by such people.

Often orders.

A class defined by the common attributes of its members; a kind.

Degree of quality or importance; rank: poetry of a high order.

Architecture.

Any of several styles of classical architecture characterized by the type of column employed: the Corinthian order.

A style of building: a cathedral of the Gothic order.

A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.

Mathematics.

The sum of the exponents to which the variables in a term are raised; degree.

An indicated number of successive differentiations to be performed.

The number of elements in a finite group.

The number of rows or columns in a determinant or matrix.

To issue a command or an instruction to.

To give a command or an instruction for: The judge ordered a recount of the ballots.

To direct to proceed as specified: ordered them off the property.

To give an order for; request to be supplied with.

To put into a methodical, systematic arrangement.

To give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied.

Of a kind or fashion similar to; like: a house on the order of a mountain lodge.

Approximately; about: equipment costing on the order of a million dollars.

verb - to give a command or instruction to