order

Sense 1 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

Sense 2 verb

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

I said to him to go home

Sense 3 noun

a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

it was on the order of a mile

Sense 4 verb

make a request for something

Order me some flowers

Sense 5 noun

established customary state (especially of society)

order ruled in the streets

Sense 6 verb

issue commands or orders for

Sense 7 noun

logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation

Sense 8 verb

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

We cannot regulate the way people dress

Sense 9 noun

a condition of regular or proper arrangement

he put his desk in order

Sense 10 verb

bring order to or into

Order these files

Sense 11 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

Sense 12 verb

place in a certain order

order the photos chronologically

Sense 13 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

Sense 14 verb

appoint to a clerical posts

he was ordained in the Church

Sense 15 noun

a formal association of people with similar interests

he joined a golf club

Sense 16 verb

arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

arrange my schedule

Sense 17 noun

a body of rules followed by an assembly

Sense 18 verb

assign a rank or rating to

how would you rank these students?

Sense 19 noun

a group of person living under a religious rule

the order of Saint Benedict

Sense 20 noun

(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

Sense 21 noun

a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

I gave the waiter my order

Sense 22 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

Sense 23 noun

the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list