order
or·der
(ôr′dər)n.
1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
2.
a. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved: checked to see that the shipping department was in order.
b. Condition or state in general: The escalator is in good working order.
3.
a. The established system of social organization: "Every revolution exaggerates the evils of the old order" (C. Wright Mills).
b. A condition in which freedom from disorder or disruption is maintained through respect for established authority: finally restored order in the rebellious provinces.
4. A sequence or arrangement of successive things: changed the order of the files.
5. The prescribed form or customary procedure, as in a meeting or court of law: The bailiff called the court to order.
6. An authoritative indication to be obeyed; a command or direction.
7.
a. A command given by a superior military officer requiring obedience, as in the execution of a task.
b. orders Formal written instructions to report for military duty at a specified time and place.
8.
a. A commission or instruction to buy, sell, or supply something.
b. That which is supplied, bought, or sold.
9.
a. A request made by a customer at a restaurant for a portion of food.
b. The food requested.
10. Law A directive or command of a court.
11. Ecclesiastical
a. Any of several grades of the Christian ministry: the order of priesthood.
b. often orders The rank of an ordained Christian minister or priest.
c. often orders The sacrament or rite of ordination.
12. Any of the nine grades or choirs of angels.
13. A group of persons living under a religious rule: Order of Saint Benedict.
14. An organization of people united by a common fraternal bond or social aim.
15.
a. 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.
b. The insignia worn by such people.
16. often orders A social class: the lower orders.
17. A class defined by the common attributes of its members; a kind.
18. Degree of quality or importance; rank: poetry of a high order.
19. Architecture
a. Any of several styles of classical architecture characterized by the type of column and entablature employed. Of the five generally accepted classical orders, the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders are Greek and the Tuscan and Composite orders are Roman.
b. A style of building: a cathedral of the Gothic order.
20. Biology A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.
21. Mathematics
a. The sum of the exponents to which the variables in a term are raised; degree.
b. An indicated number of successive differentiations to be performed.
c. The number of elements in a finite group.
d. The number of rows or columns in a determinant or matrix.
v. or·dered, or·der·ing, or·ders
v.tr.
1.
a. To issue a command or instruction to: ordered the sailors to stow their gear.
b. To direct to proceed as specified: ordered the intruders off the property.
2.
a. To give a command or instruction for: The judge ordered a recount of the ballots.
b. To request to be supplied with: order eggs and bacon for breakfast.
3. To put into a methodical, systematic arrangement: ordered the books on the shelf. See Synonyms at arrange.
4. To predestine; ordain.
v.intr.
To give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied.
in order to
For the purpose of.
in short order
With no delay; quickly.
on order
Requested but not yet delivered.
on the order of
1. Of a kind or fashion similar to; like: a house on the order of a mountain lodge.
2. Approximately; about: equipment costing on the order of a million dollars.
to order
According to the buyer's specifications.
[Middle English ordre, from Old French, variant of ordene, from Latin ōrdō, ōrdin-; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
or′der·er n.
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order
(ˈɔːdə)n
1. a state in which all components or elements are arranged logically, comprehensibly, or naturally
2. an arrangement or disposition of things in succession; sequence: alphabetical order.
3. an established or customary method or state, esp of society
4. a peaceful or harmonious condition of society: order reigned in the streets.
5. (often plural) a class, rank, or hierarchy: the lower orders.
6. (Biology) biology any of the taxonomic groups into which a class is divided and which contains one or more families. Carnivora, Primates, and Rodentia are three orders of the class Mammalia
7. an instruction that must be obeyed; command
8. (Law) a decision or direction of a court or judge entered on the court record but not included in the final judgment
9. (Commerce)
a. a commission or instruction to produce or supply something in return for payment
b. the commodity produced or supplied
c. (as modifier): order form.
10. a procedure followed by an assembly, meeting, etc
11. (capital when part of a name) a body of people united in a particular aim or purpose
12. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (usually capital) Also called: religious order a group of persons who bind themselves by vows in order to devote themselves to the pursuit of religious aims
13. (Historical Terms) history a society of knights constituted as a fraternity, such as the Knights Templars
14.
a. a group of people holding a specific honour for service or merit, conferred on them by a sovereign or state
b. the insignia of such a group
15. (Architecture)
a. any of the five major classical styles of architecture classified by the style of columns and entablatures used. See also Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, composite4
b. any style of architecture
16. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity
a. the sacrament by which bishops, priests, etc, have their offices conferred upon them
b. any of the degrees into which the ministry is divided
c. the office of an ordained Christian minister
17. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a form of Christian Church service prescribed to be used on specific occasions
18. (Judaism) Judaism one of the six sections of the Mishna or the corresponding tractates of the Talmud
19. (Mathematics) maths
a. the number of times a function must be differentiated to obtain a given derivative
b. the order of the highest derivative in a differential equation
c. the number of rows or columns in a determinant or square matrix
d. the number of members of a finite group
21. (Military) the order military the dress, equipment, or formation directed for a particular purpose or undertaking: drill order; battle order.
22. a tall order something difficult, demanding, or exacting
23. in order
a. in sequence
b. properly arranged
c. appropriate or fitting
24. in order to (preposition; foll by an infinitive) so that it is possible to: to eat in order to live.
25. in order that (conjunction) with the purpose that; so that
26. keep order to maintain or enforce order
27. of the order of in the order of having an approximately specified size or quantity
28. (Commerce) on order having been ordered or commissioned but not having been delivered
29. out of order
a. not in sequence
b. not working
c. not following the rules or customary procedure
30. to order
a. according to a buyer's specifications
b. on request or demand
vb
31. (tr) to give a command to (a person or animal to do or be something)
32. (Commerce) to request (something) to be supplied or made, esp in return for payment: he ordered a hamburger.
33. (tr) to instruct or command to move, go, etc (to a specified place): they ordered her into the house.
34. (tr; may take a clause as object) to authorize; prescribe: the doctor ordered a strict diet.
35. (tr) to arrange, regulate, or dispose (articles) in their proper places
36. (of fate or the gods) to will; ordain
37. (tr) rare to ordain
interj
38. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an exclamation of protest against an infringement of established procedure
39. an exclamation demanding that orderly behaviour be restored
[C13: from Old French ordre, from Latin ordō]
ˈorderer n
ˈorderless adj
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or•der
(ˈɔr dər)n.
1. an authoritative direction or instruction; command.
2. the disposition of things following one after another; succession or sequence: alphabetical order.
3. a condition in which each thing is properly disposed with reference to other things and to its purpose; methodical or harmonious arrangement.
4. formal disposition or array.
5. proper, satisfactory, or working condition.
6. state or condition generally: in good working order.
7. conformity or obedience to law or established authority: to maintain law and order.
8. customary mode of procedure; established practice or usage.
9. the customary or prescribed mode of proceeding in debates, legislative bodies, meetings, etc.: parliamentary rules of order.
10. prevailing course or arrangement of things; established system or regime: The old order is changing.
11. a direction or commission to make, provide, or furnish something.
12. a quantity of goods or items purchased or sold.
13. a portion of food requested or served in a restaurant.
14. Math.
a. degree, as in algebra.
b. the number of rows or columns of a square matrix or determinant.
c. the number of times a function has been differentiated to produce a given derivative: a second-order derivative.
d. the highest derivative appearing in a given differential equation.
e. the number of elements of a given group.
15. a class, kind, or sort distinguished from others by character or rank: talents of a high order.
16. Biol. the usual major subdivision of a class or subclass in the classification of organisms, consisting of one or more families.
17. a rank or class of persons in a community.
18. a group or body of persons of the same profession, occupation, or pursuits.
19. a body or society of persons living by common consent under the same religious, moral, or social regulations.
21. a monastic society or fraternity: the Franciscan order.
22. any of the nine grades of angels in medieval angelology. Compare angel (def. 1).
23. a written direction to pay money or deliver goods, given by a person legally entitled to dispose of it.
24. Archit.
a. an arrangement of columns with an entablature.
b. any of five styles of column and entablature typical of classical architecture, including the Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite styles.
25. orders, the rank or status of an ordained Christian minister.
26. Usu., orders. the rite or sacrament of ordination.
27. a prescribed form of religious service or of administration of a rite.
28. a society or fraternity of knights, of combined military and monastic character, as the medieval Knights Templars.
29. an organization or fraternal society in some way resembling the knightly orders.
30. (cap.)
a. a special honor or rank conferred by a sovereign upon a person for distinguished achievement.
b. the insignia worn by such persons.
31. to give an order or command to.
32. to direct or command to go or come as specified: She ordered them out of her house.
33. to direct to be made or supplied: to order a copy of a book.
34. to prescribe.
35. to regulate, conduct, or manage.
36. to arrange methodically or suitably.
37. Math. to arrange (the elements of a set) so that if one element precedes another, it cannot be preceded by the other or by elements that the other precedes.
38. to ordain.
v.i.39. to give an order or issue orders.
Idioms:1. call to order, to begin (a meeting).
2. in order, rightful and proper; appropriate: An apology is certainly in order.
3. in order that, so that; to the end that.
4. in order to, as a means to; with the purpose of.
5. on order, ordered but not yet received.
6. on the order of,
a. resembling to some extent; like.
b. approximately; about.
7. out of order,
a. not in correct sequence or arrangement.
b. not operating properly; in disrepair.
8. to order, according to the purchaser's requirements or stipulations.
[1175–1225; Middle English ordre < Old French < Latin ōrdinem, acc. of ōrdō row, rank]
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or·der
(ôr′dər)A group of organisms ranking above a family and below a class. See Table at taxonomy.
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order
A communication, written, oral, or by signal, which conveys instructions from a superior to a subordinate. (DOD only) In a broad sense, the terms "order" and "command" are synonymous. However, an order implies discretion as to the details of execution whereas a command does not.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Order/Disorder
See Also: CLEANLINESS
- The big house ran like a Swiss clock — Rita Mae Brown
- (The market is in absolute) chaos … like people running out on the field after a Mets game —Howard Farber, New York Times, October 5, 1986
- The chaos described by Farber refers to the x-rated video industry.
Chaotic as the floor of the stock exchange at the closing bell —William Diehl
- (Chaos and) disorder is like a pebble in my shoe or loose hair under my shirt collar —Warren Miller
- Disorder piles up like a (local California) mountain —Janet Flanner
- Household ordered like a monastic establishment —Gustave Flaubert
- Housekeeping, like good manners, is usually inconspicuous —Peg Bracken
- Keeps house like a Dutch housekeeper —Anaĩs Nin
The person whose neatness is likened to that of a Dutch housekeeper is novelist Henry Miller.
- (The whole lot was) littered like a schoolroom after a paper fight —Mary Hood
- Neat and bare as a Gl’s footlocker —George Garrett
See Also: EMPTINESS
- (Withered little Filipino men, as) neat and brittle as whiskbrooms —Fletcher Knebel
- Neat and dustless as a good museum —George Garrett
- Neat and soft as a puff of smoke —George Garrett
See Also: SOFTNESS
- Neat as a coffin —Anon
- Neat as a cupcake —Laurie Colwin
- (The little one-story house was as …) neat as a fresh pinafore —Raymond Chandler
- Neat as a hoop —Rosellen Brown
- Neat as a morgue —Wilfrid Sheed
- Neat as an employee prepared to be given a pink slip and told to clear out his desk within half an hour —Elyse Sommer
- Neat as a pin —American colloquialism
This has its roots in the English expression “Neat as a ninepence,” and serves as continuing inspiration for catchy “Neat as” comparisons.
- (House,) neat as a stamp collection —Marge Piercy
- (He was) neat as a warm stone —Don Robertson
- Neat as pie crust —Julia O’Faolain
- (You are) rumpled like a sweater —Marge Piercy
Another example of a simile used as an introducer, in this case a poem entitled Nothing More Will Happen.
- Their rooms were neat as monk’s cells —Babs H. Deal
- (He said that) the lawn and house should be neat and pass inspection … like a soldier’s bunk and beard —Mary Morris
- Untidy … like a bird of paradise that had been out all night in the rain —Oscar Wilde
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order
Past participle: ordered
Gerund: ordering
| Imperative |
|---|
| order |
| order |
| Present |
|---|
| I order |
| you order |
| he/she/it orders |
| we order |
| you order |
| they order |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I ordered |
| you ordered |
| he/she/it ordered |
| we ordered |
| you ordered |
| they ordered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am ordering |
| you are ordering |
| he/she/it is ordering |
| we are ordering |
| you are ordering |
| they are ordering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have ordered |
| you have ordered |
| he/she/it has ordered |
| we have ordered |
| you have ordered |
| they have ordered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was ordering |
| you were ordering |
| he/she/it was ordering |
| we were ordering |
| you were ordering |
| they were ordering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had ordered |
| you had ordered |
| he/she/it had ordered |
| we had ordered |
| you had ordered |
| they had ordered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will order |
| you will order |
| he/she/it will order |
| we will order |
| you will order |
| they will order |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have ordered |
| you will have ordered |
| he/she/it will have ordered |
| we will have ordered |
| you will have ordered |
| they will have ordered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be ordering |
| you will be ordering |
| he/she/it will be ordering |
| we will be ordering |
| you will be ordering |
| they will be ordering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been ordering |
| you have been ordering |
| he/she/it has been ordering |
| we have been ordering |
| you have been ordering |
| they have been ordering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been ordering |
| you will have been ordering |
| he/she/it will have been ordering |
| we will have been ordering |
| you will have been ordering |
| they will have been ordering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been ordering |
| you had been ordering |
| he/she/it had been ordering |
| we had been ordering |
| you had been ordering |
| they had been ordering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would order |
| you would order |
| he/she/it would order |
| we would order |
| you would order |
| they would order |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have ordered |
| you would have ordered |
| he/she/it would have ordered |
| we would have ordered |
| you would have ordered |
| they would have ordered |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  order - (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"plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one marching orders - an order from a superior officer for troops to depart summons - an order to appear in person at a given place and time word - a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| 2. | order - a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude" magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" | |
| 3. | order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" civil order, polity - the form of government of a social organization rule of law - a state of order in which events conform to the law tranquillity, quiet, tranquility - an untroubled state; free from disturbances concordance, concord, harmony - a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole stability - a stable order (especially of society) peace - the state prevailing during the absence of war disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order | |
| 4. | order - logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" bacteria order - an order of bacteria word order - the order of words in a text arrangement - an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement" genetic code - the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells genome - the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism; "the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs" series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" | |
| 5. | order - a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" spit and polish - careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military) kelter, kilter - in working order; "out of kilter"; "in good kilter" tidiness - the habit of being tidy disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" | |
| 6. |  order - 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"act, enactment - a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body consent decree - an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt curfew - an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited decree nisi - a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date imperial decree - a decree issued by a sovereign ruler judicial separation, legal separation - a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart programma - an edict that has been publicly posted ban, proscription, prohibition - a decree that prohibits something stay - a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court" papal bull, bull - a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 7. |  order - 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"commercial document, commercial instrument - a document of or relating to commerce bill-me order, credit order - an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date indent - an order for goods to be exported or imported market order - an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price production order - an order that initiates the manufacturing process reorder - a repeated order for the same merchandise; "he's the one who sends out all the new orders and reorders" stop order, stop-loss order - an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level stop payment - a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check mail order - a purchase negotiated by mail | |
| 8. |  order - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" athenaeum, atheneum - a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning bookclub - a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices chapter - a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter" chess club - a club of people to play chess country club - a suburban club for recreation and socializing frat, fraternity - a social club for male undergraduates glee club - a club organized to sing together golf club - a club of people to play golf hunt club, hunt - an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport investors club - a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly jockey club - a club to promote and regulate horse racing racket club - club for players of racket sports rowing club - a club for rowers slate club - a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas) sorority - a social club for female undergraduates turnverein - a club of tumblers or gymnasts boat club, yacht club - club that promotes and supports yachting and boating service club - a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services club member - someone who is a member of a club | |
| 9. | order - a body of rules followed by an assembly prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action interpellation - (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy standing order - a rule of order permanently in force point of order - a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure previous question - a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly mover, proposer - (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion | |
| 10. |  Order - (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order"acolyte - someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches anagnost - a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church) deacon - a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders ostiarius, ostiary, doorkeeper - the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church exorcist - one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church lector, reader - someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders subdeacon - a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "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" | |
| 11. |  order - a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict"Augustinian order - any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine Benedictine order, order of Saint Benedict - a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities Carmelite order, Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century Carthusian order - an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084 Dominican order - a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century Franciscan order - a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century Jesuit order, Society of Jesus - a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group | |
| 12. | order - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families animal order - the order of animals protoctist order - the order of protoctists biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders suborder - (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order family - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family" plant order - the order of plants fungus order - the order of fungi | |
| 13. | order - a request for something to be made, supplied, or served; "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" short order - an order for food that can be prepared quickly | |
| 14. | order - (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 Dorian order, Doric order - the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base Ionian order, Ionic order - the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls Corinthian order - the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves Composite order - a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order Tuscan order - a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft artistic style, idiom - the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" | |
| 15. | order - the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" organisation, organization - the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" rank order - an arrangement according to rank grading, scaling - the act of arranging in a graduated series succession, sequence - the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence" layout - the act of laying out (as by making plans for something) alphabetisation, alphabetization - the act of putting in alphabetical order | |
| Verb | 1. | order - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" direct - command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework" instruct - give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation" request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" warn - ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property" |
| 2. | order - make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" reorder - make a new request to be supplied with; "The store had to reorder the popular CD several times" place - to arrange for; "place a phone call"; "place a bet" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" call - order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday" wish - order politely; express a wish for commission - place an order for | |
| 3. | order - issue commands or orders for inflict, impose, bring down, visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" mandate - make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests" | |
| 4. | order - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" standardize, standardise - cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized" decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" district, zone - regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | |
| 5. | order - bring order to or into; "Order these files" clean up, neaten, square away, tidy, tidy up, straighten, straighten out - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" systematise, systematize, systemise, systemize - arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge" collate - to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers" unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" | |
| 6. | order - place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically" arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" | |
| 7. | order - appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" enthrone, vest, invest - provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights" | |
| 8. | order - arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize - arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events" phrase - divide, combine, or mark into phrases; "phrase a musical passage" organize, organise - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea | |
| 9. | order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" superordinate - place in a superior order or rank; "These two notions are superordinated to a third" shortlist - put someone or something on a short list seed - distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds reorder - assign a new order to subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" prioritise, prioritize - assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" sequence - arrange in a sequence downgrade - rate lower; lower in value or esteem upgrade - rate higher; raise in value or esteem pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
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order
verb
1. command, instruct, direct, charge, demand, require, bid, compel, enjoin, adjure Williams ordered him to leave.
command forbid, ban, prohibit, debar, exclude
2. decree, rule, demand, establish, prescribe, pronounce, ordain The President has ordered a full investigation.
decree ban, disallow, proscribe, rule out, veto, outlaw, preclude, make illegal, interdict, criminalize
3. request, ask (for), book, demand, seek, call for, reserve, engage, apply for, contract for, solicit, requisition, put in for, send away for I often order goods over the Internet these days.
4. arrange, group, sort, class, position, range, file, rank, line up, organize, set out, sequence, catalogue, sort out, classify, array, dispose, tidy, marshal, lay out, tabulate, systematize, neaten, put in order, set in order, put to rights Entries in the book are ordered alphabetically.
arrange confuse, disturb, disorder, scramble, mix up, muddle, mess up, jumble up, disarrange
noun
1. instruction, ruling, demand, direction, command, say-so (informal), dictate, decree, mandate, directive, injunction, behest, stipulation They were arrested and executed on the orders of Stalin.
3. sequence, grouping, ordering, line, series, structure, chain, arrangement, line-up, succession, disposal, array, placement, classification, layout, progression, disposition, setup (informal), categorization, codification List the key headings and sort them in a logical order.
4. organization, system, method, plan, pattern, arrangement, harmony, symmetry, regularity, propriety, neatness, tidiness, orderliness The wish to impose order upon confusion is a kind of intellectual instinct.
organization mess, disorder, confusion, chaos, muddle, shambles, disarray, jumble, pandemonium
6. society, company, group, club, union, community, league, association, institute, organization, circle, corporation, lodge, guild, sect, fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood, sisterhood, sodality the Benedictine order of monks
be the order of the day be obligatory Champagne is the order of the day at weddings.
in order
1. tidy, ordered, neat, arranged, trim, orderly, spruce, well-kept, well-ordered, shipshape, spick-and-span, trig (archaic or dialect), in apple-pie order (informal) We tried to keep the room in order.
2. appropriate, right, fitting, seemly, called for, correct, suitable, acceptable, proper, to the point, apt, applicable, pertinent, befitting, well-suited, well-timed, apposite, germane, to the purpose, meet (archaic), O.K. or okay (informal) I think an apology would be in order.
order someone about or around dominate, bully, intimidate, oppress, dictate to, terrorize, put upon, push around (slang), browbeat, ride roughshod over, lord it over, tyrannize, rule with an iron hand My big brother's always ordering me about.
out of order
1. not working, broken, broken-down, ruined, bust (informal), buggered (slang, chiefly Brit.), defective, wonky (Brit. slang), not functioning, out of commission, on the blink (slang), on its last legs, inoperative, kaput (informal), in disrepair, gone haywire (informal), nonfunctional, on the fritz (U.S. slang), gone phut (informal), U.S. (informal) The phone is out of order.
2. improper, wrong, unsuitable, not done, not on (informal), unfitting, vulgar, out of place, unseemly, untoward, unbecoming, impolite, off-colour, out of turn, uncalled-for, not cricket (informal), indelicate, indecorous Don't you think that remark was a bit out of order?
Proverbs
"A place for everything, and everything in its place"
"There's a time and a place for everything"
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
order
noun1. A way or condition of being arranged:
2. Systematic arrangement and design:
3. A state of sound readiness:
4. A way in which things follow each other in space or time:
5. A number of things placed or occurring one after the other:
chain, consecution, course, procession, progression, round, run, sequence, series, string, succession, suite, train.
6. An authoritative indication to be obeyed:
behest, bidding, charge, command, commandment, dictate, direction, directive, injunction, instruction (often used in plural), mandate, word.
7. A group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common:
8. A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members:
9. A division of persons or things by quality, rank, or grade:
10. A subdivision of a larger group:
2. To command or issue commands in an arrogant manner:
3. To put into a deliberate order:
4. To arrange in an orderly manner:
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Translations
أَخَوِيَّه ، رَهْبَنَهأمْرأمْرٌأمْر، بَلاغترتيب
rozkazrozkázatuspořádaná množinauspořádatobjednat
ordrebeordrebestillebestillinggruppe
järjestamakäskimakorralduskorrastamatellima
käskylahkomäärätätilatatilaus
naredbanarediti
rendrendelrendelésrendezsorrend
aturanordoperintah
ávísunkoma lagi á, raîalög og reglapantapöntun
命令指図する
명령명령하다
drausmingasgera būklėidantkadnesilaikantis reglamento
kārtakārtībaklasenorādījumsnorīkot
objednávkaplatobný príkazzákazka
redukazukazatinalognaročilo
ordningbefallningbeordrabeställabeställning
คำสั่งสั่ง
حکم
mệnh lệnhra lệnh
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
order
[ˈɔːrdər]
n
[monks, nuns] → ordre m
(= command) → ordre m
to give an order → donner un ordre
to carry out an order → mettre un ordre à exécution
to take orders from sb → recevoir des ordres de qn
I'm not taking orders from you or anyone else! → Je n'ai pas d'ordre à recevoir de vous ou de qui que ce soit!
to be under orders to do sth → avoir ordre de faire qch
He was under orders to shoot the prisoner if he tried to escape → Il avait ordre de tirer sur le prisonnier s'il tentait de s'échapper.
to be in good order [house, machine, equipment] → en bon état
"out of order" [lift] (= not working) → "hors service"
to be out of order [parking meter, phone, lift, machine] → être hors service
to be out of order [person, behaviour] (= unacceptable) → être inacceptable
to be in order (= acceptable) → être valable
in order to do sth (= so as to) → afin de faire qch
He does it in order to earn money → Il le fait afin de gagner de l'argent.
in order not to do sth → afin de ne pas faire qch
in order for sth to happen → afin que qch se produise
in order for him to do sth, he has to ... → afin de faire qch, il doit ...
In order for him to win, he has to get at least nine votes → Afin de gagner, il doit obtenir au moins neuf voix.
in order that ... (followed by subject different from that of main clause) → afin que + subj ...
I am resigning in order that a line can be drawn under recent events → Je démissionne afin que l'on puisse tirer un trait sur les récents événements.; (followed by subject that is the same as that of main clause) → afin de
They are learning English in order that they can study a particular subject → Ils apprennent l'anglais afin de pouvoir étudier un sujet en particulier.
(= about) to be of the order of → être de l'ordre de
in the order of → de l'ordre de
to be in order [passport, papers] → être en règle
vt
(= put into order) [+ pages, paragraphs, points] → ordonner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
order
n
(Fin) cheque (Brit) or check (US) to order → Orderscheck m, → Namensscheck m; pay to the order of → zahlbar an (+acc); pay X or Order → (zahlbar) an X oder dessen Order
in order to do something → um etw zu tun; in order that → damit
(Archit) → Säulenordnung f; (fig: = class, degree) → Art f; intelligence of a high or the first order → hochgradige Intelligenz; the present crisis is of a different order → die gegenwärtige Krise ist andersgeartet; something in the order of ten per cent → in der Größenordnung von zehn Prozent; something in the order of one in ten applicants → etwa einer von zehn Bewerbern
(Mil: = formation) → Ordnung f
(social) → Schicht f; the higher/lower orders → die oberen/unteren Schichten; the order of baronets → der Freiherrnstand
(Eccl: of monks etc) → Orden m; Benedictine order → Benediktinerorden m
vt
(= direct, arrange) one’s affairs, life → ordnen; to order arms (Mil) → das Gewehr abnehmen
(Comm etc) goods, dinner, taxi → bestellen; (to be manufactured) ship, suit, machinery etc → in Auftrag geben (from sb bei jdm)
order
:
order book
n (Comm) → Auftragsbuch nt; the orders are full → die Auftragsbücher sind voll
order cheque
n → Orderscheck m, → Namensscheck m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
order
(ˈoːdə) noun1. a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command. He gave me my orders.
2. an instruction to supply something. orders from Germany for special gates.
3. something supplied. Your order is nearly ready.
4. a tidy state. The house is in (good) order.
5. a system or method. I must have order in my life.
6. an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc. in alphabetical order; in order of importance.
7. a peaceful condition. law and order.
8. a written instruction to pay money. a banker's order.
9. a group, class, rank or position. This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.
10. a religious society, especially of monks. the Benedictine order.
verb1. to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority). He ordered me to stand up.
2. to give an instruction to supply. I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.
3. to put in order. Should we order these alphabetically?
ˈorderly adjectivewell-behaved; quiet. an orderly queue of people.
noun – plural ˈorderlies –1. a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.
2. a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.
ˈorderliness nounˈorder-form nouna form on which a customer's order is written.
in order1. correct according to what is regularly done, especially in meetings etc. It is quite in order to end the meeting now.
2. in a good efficient state. Everything is in order for the party.
in order (that)so that. He checked all his figures again in order that the report might be as accurate as possible.
in order tofor the purpose of. I went home in order to change my clothes.
made to ordermade when and how a customer wishes. curtains made to order.
on orderhaving been ordered but not yet supplied. We don't have any copies of this book at the moment, but it's on order.
order aboutto keep on giving orders (to someone). I'm tired of him ordering me about all the time.
out of order1. not working (properly). The machine is out of order.
2. not correct according to what is regularly done, especially in meetings etc. He was out of order in saying that.
a tall ordera difficult job or task. Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
order
→ أمْرٌ, يَأمُرُ rozkaz, rozkázat beordre, ordre Befehl, befehlen διαταγή, διατάζω orden, ordenar käsky, määrätä commander, ordre naredba, narediti ordinare, ordine 命令, 指図する 명령, 명령하다 bevel, bevelen beordre, ordre rozkaz, rozkazać ordem, ordenar приказ, приказывать beordra, ordning คำสั่ง, สั่ง emir, emir vermek mệnh lệnh, ra lệnh 定单, 定购Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
or·der
n. orden, reglamento, disposición;
in ___ that → para que, a fin de que;
in ___ to → para;
v. ordenar, disponer, mandar; [arrange] arreglar;
to be in good ___ → estar en buen estado;
to get out of ___ → descomponerse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Please order me a taxi
- Please order me a taxi for eight o'clock (US)
Please order me a taxi for 8 o'clock (UK) - I'd like to order something local
- May I order now, please? (US)
Can I order now, please? (UK)
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
order
n (sequence) orden m; (command) orden f; (medical) indicación f (form), orden f; birth — orden de nacimiento; standing — orden permanente; vt indicar (form), ordenar; just what the doctor ordered..justo lo que el médico ordenó
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