30. order any of five styles of column and entablature typical of classical architecture, including the Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite styles.
40. order to direct or command to go or come as specified: She ordered them out of her house.
41. order to direct to be made or supplied: to order a copy of a book.
42. order to prescribe.
43. order to regulate, conduct, or manage.
44. order to arrange methodically or suitably.
45. order 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.
1. (noun)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"
2. (noun)order, order of magnitude 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"
3. (noun)order established customary state (especially of society) "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
4. (noun)ordering, order, ordination logical or comprehensible arrangement of separateelements "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
5. (noun)orderliness, order a condition of regular or proper arrangement "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"
6. (noun)decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript 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"
7. (noun)order, purchase 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"
8. (noun)club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, 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"
9. (noun)order, rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure a body of rules followed by an assembly
10. (noun)Holy Order, Order (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christianclergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order"
11. (noun)order, monastic order a group of person living under a religious rule "the order of Saint Benedict"
12. (noun)order (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
13. (noun)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"
14. (noun)order (architecture) one of original three styles of Greekarchitecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
15. (verb)order, ordering the act of puttingthings in a sequential arrangement "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
16. (verb)order, tell, enjoin, say 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"
17. (verb)order make a request for something "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
18. (verb)order, prescribe, dictate issue commands or orders for
19. (verb)regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
20. (verb)order bring order to or into "Order these files"
21. (verb)order place in a certain order "order the photos chronologically"
22. (verb)ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order appoint to a clerical posts "he was ordained in the Church"
23. (verb)arrange, set up, put, order arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
24. (verb)rate, rank, range, order, grade, place assign a rank or rating to "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
1. (noun)order the way things are arranged numerical/alphabetical order; Put them in order from shortest to tallest.
2. order a request saying what you would like to buy The waiter came to take their order.; I put in an order for 10 new laptops.
3. order when a situation is well organized How do you keep order with a class of more than 40 children?
4. order a statement that you are expected to obey The sergeant gave the order.; soldiers following/obeying orders
5. order in order correct according to rules or laws Everything seems to be in order.
6. order in order (for sb/sth) to so that He yelled and waved his arms in order to get her attention.; In order for us to operate, the patient must lose weight.
7. order out of order (of a machine) broken, not working Out of order - do not use.
8. order (of sb's behavior) not acceptable
9. (verb)order to tell sb what they must do The general ordered his men to retreat.
10. order to request that sth such as food or goods be brought or sent to you We told the waitress we needed to order.; I ordered a new table for the dining room.
11. order to arrange sth in a particular order We ordered the letters by date.
Definition of 'order'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. 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