ALL meanings of order
or·der
O o - noun order Architecture. any arrangement of columns with an entablature. any of five such arrangements typical of classical architecture, including the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders invented by the Greeks and adapted by the Romans, the Tuscan order, invented by the Romans, and the Composite order, first named during the Renaissance. any of several concentric rings composing an arch, especially when each projects beyond the one below. 1
- noun order orders, the rank or status of an ordained Christian minister. 1
- noun order Usually, orders. the rite or sacrament of ordination. 1
- noun order a prescribed form of divine service or of administration of a rite or ceremony. 1
- noun order the service itself. 1
- noun order the visible structures essential or desirable to the nature of the church, involving especially ministry, polity, and sacraments. 1
- noun order a society or fraternity of knights, of combined military and monastic character, as, in the Middle Ages, the Knights Templars. 1
- noun order a modern organization or society more or less resembling the knightly orders: fraternal orders. 1
- noun order (initial capital letter) British. a special honor or rank conferred by a sovereign upon a person for distinguished achievement. the insignia worn by such persons. 1
- noun order Chiefly British. a pass for admission to a theater, museum, or the like. 1
- verb with object order to give an order, direction, or command to: The infantry divisions were ordered to advance. 1
- verb with object order to direct or command to go or come as specified: to order a person out of one's house. 1
- verb with object order to prescribe: The doctor ordered rest for the patient. 1
- verb with object order to direct to be made, supplied, or furnished: to order a copy of a book. 1
- verb with object order to regulate, conduct, or manage: to order one's life for greater leisure. 1
- verb with object order to arrange methodically or suitably: to order chessmen for a game. 1
- verb with object order Mathematics. 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
- verb with object order to ordain, as God or fate does. 1
- verb with object order to invest with clerical rank or authority. 1
- verb without object order to give an order or issue orders: I wish to order, but the waiter is busy. 1
- idioms order a tall order, a very difficult or formidable task, requirement, or demand: Getting the crop harvested with so few hands to help was a tall order. Also, a large order. 1
- idioms order call to order, to begin (a meeting): The meeting was called to order at 3 o'clock. 1
- idioms order in order, fitting; appropriate: It appears that an apology is in order. in a state of proper arrangement, preparation, or readiness: Everything is in order for the departure. correct according to the rules of parliamentary procedure: Questions from the floor are now in order. 1
- idioms order in order that, so that; to the end that: We ought to leave early in order that we may not miss the train. 1
- idioms order in order to, as a means to; with the purpose of: She worked summers in order to save money for college. 1
- idioms order in short order, with promptness or speed; rapidly: The merchandise arrived in short order. 1
- idioms order on order, ordered but not yet received: We're out of stock in that item, but it's on order. 1
- idioms order on the order of, resembling to some extent; like: I would like a dress on the order of the one in the window. approximately; about: On the order of 100,000 people attended the rally. 1
- idioms order out of order, inappropriate; unsuitable: His remark was certainly out of order. not operating properly; in disrepair: The air conditioner is out of order again. incorrect according to the rules of parliamentary procedure: The chairwoman told him that he was out of order. 1
- idioms order to order, according to one's individual requirements or instructions: a suit made to order; carpeting cut to order. 1
- noun order The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method. 1
- phrase order If you do something in order to achieve a particular thing or in order that something can happen, you do it because you want to achieve that thing. 0
- phrase order If someone must be in a particular situation in order to achieve something they want, they cannot achieve that thing if they are not in that situation. 0
- phrase order If something must happen in order for something else to happen, the second thing cannot happen if the first thing does not happen. 0
- verb order If a person in authority orders someone to do something, they tell them to do it. 0
- verb order If someone in authority orders something, they give instructions that it should be done. 0
- countable noun order If someone in authority gives you an order, they tell you to do something. 0
- countable noun order A court order is a legal instruction stating that something must be done. 0
- verb order When you order something that you are going to pay for, you ask for it to be brought to you, sent to you, or obtained for you. 0
- countable noun order An order is a request for something to be brought, made, or obtained for you in return for money. 0
- countable noun order Someone's order is what they have asked to be brought, made, or obtained for them in return for money. 0
- variable noun order If a set of things are arranged or done in a particular order, they are arranged or done so one thing follows another, often according to a particular factor such as importance. 0
- uncountable noun order Order is the situation that exists when everything is in the correct or expected place, or happens at the correct or expected time. 0
- uncountable noun order Order is the situation that exists when people obey the law and do not fight or riot. 0
- singular noun order When people talk about a particular order, they mean the way society is organized at a particular time. 0
- verb order The way that something is ordered is the way that it is organized and structured. 0
- countable noun order If you refer to something of a particular order, you mean something of a particular kind. 0
- countable noun order A religious order is a group of monks or nuns who live according to a particular set of rules. 0
- countable noun order People who belong to a particular order have been given a particular honour or rank by the head of their country as a reward for their services or achievements. 0
- convention order The person in charge of a meeting can say 'Order!' to tell people to stop making a noise. 0