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order

noun
  1. the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
    “there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list”
    ordering
  2. (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
  3. a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
    “it was on the order of a mile”
    order of magnitude
  4. 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”
    purchase order
  5. 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”
    rescriptdecreeedictfiat
  6. a body of rules followed by an assembly
    “The chairman strictly enforced the orders for the committee.”
    rules of orderparliamentary lawparliamentary procedure
  7. often plural, a command given by a superior that must be obeyed, such as a military or law enforcement officer
    “The British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London.”
  8. a request for something to be made, supplied, or served
    “I gave the waiter my order”
  9. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
  10. a group of person living under a religious rule
    “the order of Saint Benedict”
    monastic order
  11. a formal association of people with similar interests
    clublodgesocietysocial clubguildgild
  12. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
    “we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation”
    ordination
  13. established customary state (especially of society)
    “order ruled in the streets”
  14. a condition of regular or proper arrangement
    “I put my desk in order.”
    orderliness
verb
  1. place in a certain order
    “order the photos chronologically”
  2. bring order to or into
  3. assign a rank or rating to
    place
  4. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
    put
  5. make a request for something
  6. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
    saytellenjoin
  7. issue commands or orders for
    dictateprescribe
  8. appoint to a clerical posts
    consecrateordinateordain
  9. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage
    regulateregularizeregularisegovern