order

noun

1. 1

   the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

   there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list

   theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order

2. 2

   (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

   there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list

   theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order

3. 3

   (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

4. 4

   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

5. 5

   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

6. 6

   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. 7

   a body of rules followed by an assembly

8. 8

   (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

9. 9

   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

10. 10

    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

11. 11

    a group of person living under a religious rule

    the order of Saint Benedict

12. 12

    a formal association of people with similar interests

    he joined a golf club

    they formed a small lunch society