What does Order mean?
Definitions for Order
ˈɔr dərOrder
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Order.
Princeton's WordNet
order(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"
order, order of magnitude(noun)
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"
order(noun)
established customary state (especially of society)
"order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
ordering, order, ordination(noun)
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
orderliness, order(noun)
a condition of regular or proper arrangement
"he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"
decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript(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"
order, purchase order(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"
club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order(noun)
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"
order, rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure(noun)
a body of rules followed by an assembly
Holy Order, Order(noun)
(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"
order, monastic order(noun)
a group of person living under a religious rule
"the order of Saint Benedict"
order(noun)
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
order(noun)
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"
order(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
order, ordering(verb)
the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
"there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
order, tell, enjoin, say(verb)
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"
order(verb)
make a request for something
"Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
order, prescribe, dictate(verb)
issue commands or orders for
regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern(verb)
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
"We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
order(verb)
bring order to or into
"Order these files"
order(verb)
place in a certain order
"order the photos chronologically"
ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order(verb)
appoint to a clerical posts
"he was ordained in the Church"
arrange, set up, put, order(verb)
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
"arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
rate, rank, range, order, grade, place(verb)
assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
Wiktionary
order(Noun)
Arrangement, disposition, sequence.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
The state of being well arranged.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
A command.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
A request for some product or service.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles; as, the Jesuit Order.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
A society of knights; as, the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Bath.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
A rank in the classification of organisms, below class and above family; a taxon at that rank
Magnolias belong to the order Magnoliales.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
The sequence in which a side's batsmen bat; the batting order.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Verb)
To set in some sort of order.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Verb)
To arrange, set in proper order.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Verb)
To issue a command.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Verb)
To request some product or service.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
a power of polynomial function in an electronic circuit's block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
The overall power of the rate law of a chemical reaction, expressed as a polynomial function of concentrations of reactants and products.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
The cardinality, or number of elements in a set or related structure.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
The number of vertices in a graph
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
A partially ordered set.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
The relation on a partially ordered set that determines that it in fact a partically ordered set.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
order(Noun)
The sum of the exponents on the variables in a monomial, or the highest such among all monomials in a polynomial.
Etymology: From ordre, from ordre, ordne, ordene, from ordinem, accusative of ordo, from ored(h)-, of unknown origin. Related to ordior.
Freebase
Order
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is ⁕a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family. An immediately higher rank, superorder, may be added directly above order, while suborder would be a lower rank. ⁕a taxonomic unit, a taxon, in that rank. In that case the plural is orders. What does and does not belong to each order is determined by a taxonomist. Similarly for the question if a particular order should be recognized at all. Often there is no exact agreement, with different taxonomists each taking a different position. There are no hard rules that a taxonomist needs to follow in describing or recognizing an order. Some taxa are accepted almost universally, while others are recognised only rarely. For some groups of organisms, consistent suffixes are used to denote that the rank is an order. The Latin suffix -formes meaning "having the form of" is used for the scientific name of orders of birds and fishes, but not for those of mammals and invertebrates. The suffix -ales is for the name of orders of vascular plants.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Order
or′dėr, n. regular arrangement, method: degree, rank, or position: rule, regular system or government: command: a class, a society of persons of the same profession, &c.: a religious fraternity: a dignity conferred by a sovereign, &c., giving membership in a body, after the medieval orders of knighthood, also the distinctive insignia thereof: social rank generally: a number of genera having many important points in common: a commission to supply, purchase, or sell something: (archit.) one of the different ways in which the column, with its various parts and its entablature, are moulded and related to each other: due action towards some end, esp. in old phrase 'to take order:' the sacerdotal or clerical function: (pl.) the several degrees or grades of the Christian ministry.—v.t. to arrange: to conduct: to command.—v.i. to give command.—ns. Or′der-book, a book for entering the orders of customers, the special orders of a commanding officer, or, the motions to be put to the House of Commons; Or′derer; Or′dering, arrangement: management: the act or ceremony of ordaining, as priests or deacons.—adj. Or′derless, without order: disorderly.—n. Or′derliness.—adj. Or′derly, in good order: regular: well regulated: of good behaviour: quiet: being on duty.—adv. regularly: methodically.—n. a non-commissioned officer who carries official messages for his superior officer, formerly the first sergeant of a company.—adj. Or′dinate, in order: regular.—n. the distance of a point in a curve from a straight line, measured along another straight line at right angles to it—the distance of the point from the other of the two lines is called the abscissa, and the two lines are the axes of co-ordinates.—adv. Or′dinately.—Order-in-Council, a sovereign order given with advice of the Privy Council; Order-of-battle, the arrangement of troops or ships at the beginning of a battle; Order-of-the-day, in a legislative assembly, the business set down to be considered on any particular day: any duty assigned for a particular day.—Close order, the usual formation for soldiers in line or column, the ranks 16 inches apart, or for vessels two cables'-length (1440 ft.) apart—opp. to Extended order; Full orders, the priestly order; Minor orders, those of acolyte, exorcist, reader, and doorkeeper; Open order, a formation in which ships are four cables'-length (2880 ft.) apart; Sailing orders, written instructions given to the commander of a vessel before sailing; Sealed orders, such instructions as the foregoing, not to be opened until a certain specified time; Standing orders or rules, regulations for procedure adopted by a legislative assembly.—In order, and Out of order, in accordance with regular and established usage of procedure, in subject or way of presenting it before a legislative assembly, &c., or the opposite; In order to, for the end that; Take order (Shak.), to take measures. [Fr. ordre—L. ordo, -inis.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
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
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
order
This term, considered in its relation to the army, embraces divers subjects. It gives an idea of harmony in the accomplishment of duties; a classification of corps or men; injunctions emanating from authority; measures which regulate service, and many tactical details. In tactics, the natural order is when troops coming upon ordinary ground are ranged in line of battle by the prescribed tactical means, and when they are formed in column, right in front. The oblique order is contradistinguished from the parallel, and in general means every tactical combination, the aim of which is to produce an effect upon two points of an enemy’s line by bringing a superior force to bear down on these two points. Such combinations constitute the oblique order, whatever manœuvres may be used to accomplish the object. The parallel order operates, on the contrary, against the whole front of an enemy. Turenne and Condé fought habitually in parallel order, although they sometimes made a skillful use of oblique attacks. Guibert well says that a contiguous and regular parallel order can be of no use in war.
Editors Contribution
Entomology
Order
one of the primary divisions of the Class Insecta, based largely on wing structure and then usually ending in -ptera.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Order' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #461
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Order' in Written Corpus Frequency: #745
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Order' in Nouns Frequency: #121
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Order' in Verbs Frequency: #280
Anagrams for Order »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Order in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Order in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Order in a Sentence
Chairlady, get order in the committee, please!
In 2012, fiancs Charlie Craig and David Mullins attempted to order a cake to celebrate Charlie Craig and David Mullins upcoming wedding, from the Masterpiece Cakeshop, in Lakewood, Colo. Jack Phillips, Jack Phillips, told Charlie Craig and David Mullins Jack Phillips would sell Charlie Craig and David Mullins any other baked goods in Jack Phillips store, but would not design a wedding cake because it was in conflict with Jack Phillips Christian beliefs. Charlie Craig and Charlie Craig and David Mullins filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which ruled in Charlie Craig and David Mullins favor, as did the Colorado Court of Appeals. In its determination in favor of Jack Phillips, the high court did not alter Colorado's anti-discrimination law, instead the case turned on the way in which the baker was treated by Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote,... some of the commissioners at the commission's formal, public hearings endorsed the view that religious beliefs can not legitimately be carried into the public sphere or commercial domain, disparaged Philips' faith as despicable and characterized it as merely rhetorical, and compared Justice Anthony Kennedy invocation of Justice Anthony Kennedy sincerely held religious beliefs to defenses of slavery and the holocaust. Charlie Craig, Charlie Craig and David Mullins, and the ACLU, which assisted in the case, agreed, on that part of the decision. We never disagreed about Charlie Craig religious convictions, we just think when you open the doors to the public, you have to serve everyone equally. Kristen Waggoner, Jack Phillips attorney, insists this isn't about discrimination, but religious freedom, which Kristen Waggoner said the high court affirmed. Jack Phillips said Jack Phillips lost 40 percent of Jack Phillips business after the initial lawsuit was filed six years ago. Jack Phillips has since been forced to lay off workers. Jack Phillips said Jack Phillips hopes the ruling will boost business.
It's going to take a massive education effort, if there needs to be a delay or an extension in order to get transformational change accomplished, that's a far different situation than people arguing over funding, slots and other things.
It’s hard to get upset when they got my kidneys back in order.
Liberalism is a moral manipulation that exaggerates inequity and unfairness in American life in order to justify overreaching public policies and programs. Liberalism undermines the spirit of self-help and individual responsibility. For liberals in academia, the fact that black college students earn lower grades and have a higher dropout rate than any group besides reservation Indians means that blacks remain stymied and victimized by white racism. Thus, their push for affirmative action and other race-based programs is to assuage their guilt and shame for America’s past by having people around with black skin color. The heck with the human being inside that skin.
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- أمر, طَلَب, رتب, ترتيب, وسام, طلبArabic
- тәртип, бойороҡBashkir
- о́рдэн, пара́дакBelarusian
- редBulgarian
- ordre, orde, comandaCatalan, Valencian
- pořadí, řád, pořádek, uspořádaná množina, rozkaz, uspořádání, uspořádat, objednávka, rozkázat, objednat, povelCzech
- urddWelsh
- ordreDanish
- Order, Befehl, ordnen, anordnen, Orden, Ordnung, Bestellung, befehlen, Ordo, Ordnungszahl, bestellen, ordern, ReihenfolgeGerman
- σειρά, παραγγελία, τάγμα, τάξι, διαταγή, παραγγέλνωGreek
- ordeno, aranĝi, mendi, ordono, mendo, ordigi, ordoniEsperanto
- orden, mandato, arreglar, ordenar, mandar, pedir, pedidoSpanish
- korraldus, korrastama, järjestama, käskima, tellima, tellimus, orduEstonian
- menBasque
- چیدمان, فرمان, سفارش دادن, اُرد, دستور, فرمودن, سفارش, اردرPersian
- tilaus, veljeskunta, käskeä, ritarikunta, kunniamerkki, lahko, lyöntijärjestys, aste, järjestys, käsky, komento, järjestää, määrätä, tilataFinnish
- ordre, ranger, commander, relation d'ordre, degré, commandeFrench
- skiftWestern Frisian
- ordaigh, bailIrish
- òrdugh, òrdaichScottish Gaelic
- ordeGalician
- סֵדֶרHebrew
- मंगानाHindi
- rend, rendelés, rendel, rendezés, parancs, rendez, elrendelHungarian
- հրաման, կարգ, պատվեր, շքանշանArmenian
- ordine, ordinarInterlingua
- aturan, perintah, ordo, memerintah, pesanan, mengatur, memesanIndonesian
- ordinoIdo
- ættbálkur, panta, röð, pöntunIcelandic
- ordine, comando, ordinare, ordinazioneItalian
- 注文, 勲章, 命じる, 打順, 次, 位数, 順序, 秩序, 命令, 目Japanese
- លំដាប់Khmer
- 秩序, 주문, 注文, 질서, 명령, 命令, 훈장, 勳章Korean
- ēdictum, iubēre, ordinemLatin
- Uerder, bestellenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pavēle, pavēlētLatvian
- ōta, raupapa, whakaraupapa, whakahau, tonoMāori
- редMacedonian
- ഉത്തരവ്, ആജ്ഞ, കൽപനMalayalam
- မှာBurmese
- befale, beordreNorwegian
- order, ordenen, orde, bevelen, verordonneren, bevel, bestelling, bestellen, volgordeDutch
- beordre, befaleNorwegian Nynorsk
- orden, ordre, bestille, ordning, ordneNorwegian
- ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶOriya
- porządek, zakon, rozkaz, zamówienie, rządPolish
- encomenda, pedido, ordenar, ordem, pedir, encomendarPortuguese
- urdenRomansh
- poruncă, ordin, rânduială, ordine, comandăRomanian
- поря́док, о́рдер, упорядочить, выстраивать, о́рден, отря́д, [[приводить]] [[в]] [[порядок]], заказать, [[привести]] [[в]] [[порядок]], заказывать, прика́з, зака́з, упорядочивать, сте́пень, выстроить, приказывать, приказатьRussian
- आज्ञाSanskrit
- поредак, poredakSerbo-Croatian
- poriadok, objednávkaSlovak
- ukazati, ureditev, red, naročilo, naročiti, ukazSlovene
- befallning, order, beställning, beställa, ordna, ordning, ge order, orden, lägga en order, följdSwedish
- odaSwahili
- క్రమ పద్ధతి, ఆదేశము, వరుస, అమరిక, క్రమము, అమర్చు, ఆదేశించుTelugu
- emir, sipariş, düzen, takım, dereceTurkish
- о́рден, поря́док, порядокUkrainian
- تنظیم, منگانا, طلب کرنا, ترتیب, منظم, حکمUrdu
- gọi mónVietnamese
- khuza, biza, odaZulu
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