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