order

nouns

(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
domain category
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine
domain usage
the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
plural, plural form
is a type of (narrower)
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
bid, bidding, command, dictation
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, order of magnitude
established customary state (especially of society)
"order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
order
antonym
disorder
is derived from
orderly
is a type of (narrower)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes
"the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
state
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
order, ordering, ordination
a condition of regular or proper arrangement
"he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"
order, orderliness
antonym
disorder
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"
decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
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"
order, purchase 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"
club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society
a body of rules followed by an assembly
order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order
a group of person living under a religious rule
"the order of Saint Benedict"
monastic order, order
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
order
is a member of
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
class
domain category
the science that studies living organisms
biological science, biology
is a type of (narrower)
animal or plant group having natural relations
taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group
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
is a type of (narrower)
the verbal act of requesting
asking, request
(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
domain category
the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
"architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
architecture
is a type of (narrower)
the style of a particular artist or school or movement
"an imaginative orchestral idiom"
artistic style, idiom
the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
"there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
order, ordering

verbs

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"
enjoin, order, say, tell
make a request for something
"Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
order
is derived from
orderer
is a type of (narrower)
express the need or desire for; ask for
"She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
bespeak, call for, quest, request
issue commands or orders for
dictate, order, prescribe
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
"We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
govern, order, regularise, regularize, regulate
bring order to or into
"Order these files"
order
is derived from
orderer
is derived from
ordering
antonym
disorder
is a type of (narrower)
put into a proper or systematic order
"arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
arrange, set up
place in a certain order
"order the photos chronologically"
order
is derived from
orderer
is derived from
ordering
is a type of (narrower)
put into a proper or systematic order
"arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
arrange, set up
appoint to a clerical posts
"he was ordained in the Church"
consecrate, ordain, order, ordinate
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
"arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
arrange, order, put, set up
is derived from
ordering
assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
grade, order, place, range, rank, rate
is derived from
ordering