or·der
or·der/ˈôrdər/
noun
- 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"synonyms: sequence, arrangement, organization, disposition, structure, system, series, succession, grouping, classification, categorization, codification, systematization, disposal, form, layout, array, setup, lineup
- an authoritative command, direction, or instruction."he was not going to take orders from a mere administrator"synonyms: command, instruction, directive, direction, decree, edict, injunction, mandate, dictate, commandment, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, statute, fiat, diktat, demand, bidding, requirement, stipulation, summons, writ, warrant, pronunciamento, ukase, say-so, behest, rescript
- a particular social, political, or economic system."if only the peasantry would rise up against the established order"synonyms: system, class system, hierarchy, pecking order, grouping, grading, ranking, scale
- a society of monks, priests, nuns, etc., living according to certain religious and social regulations and discipline and at least some of whose members take solemn vows."the Franciscan Order"synonyms: community, brotherhood, sisterhood
- the quality, nature, or importance of something."with musical talent of this order, von Karajan would have been a phenomenon in any age"synonyms: type, kind, sort, nature, variety, ilk, genre, cast, style, brand, vintage, quality, caliber, standard
- a principal taxonomic category that ranks below class and above family."the higher orders of insects"synonyms: taxonomic group, class, subclass, family, species, breed, taxon
- any of the five classical styles of architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite) based on the proportions of columns, amount of decoration, etc.
- equipment or uniform for a specified purpose or of a specified type."drill order"
- the degree of complexity of an equation, expression, etc., as denoted by an ordinal number.
verb
- give an authoritative direction or instruction to do something."she ordered me to leave"synonyms: instruct, command, direct, enjoin, give the order to, give the command to, tell, require, charge, adjure, bid, decree, ordain, rule, legislate, lay down, dictate, prescribe, pronounce, determine, enact
- request (something) to be made, supplied, or served."my friend ordered the tickets last week"synonyms: request, apply for, send away/off for, write off for, put in an order for, place an order for, requisition, book, reserve, commission, contract for, bespeak
- arrange (something) in a methodical or appropriate way."all entries are ordered by date"synonyms: organize, put in order, set in order, arrange, sort out, straighten out, marshal, dispose, lay out, regulate, group, classify, categorize, catalog, codify, systematize, systemize, tabulate, triage, methodize
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to regulate, conduct, or manage: I need to order my life for greater leisure. to arrange methodically or suitably: They ordered their chessmen for a game.
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Order is the formal arrangement of things — putting that pile of paper on your desk into neat stacks of bills, papers, letters, to-do lists, and napkin poems.
Order is the situation that exists when everything is in the correct or expected place, or happens at the correct or expected time. The wish to impose order ...
a statement made by a person with authority that tells someone to do something : an instruction or direction that must be obeyed. [count].
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