order
/ˈoɹ.dɚ/noun, verb2 syllables
Order means: a formal association of people with similar interests.
Synonyms for order46
noun, as in a formal association of people with similar interests
noun, as in a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
noun, as in a body of rules followed by an assembly
noun, as in logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
noun, as in (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
noun, as in a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
noun, as in a condition of regular or proper arrangement
noun, as in a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities
noun, as in a group of person living under a religious rule
noun, as in the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
verb, as in bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
verb, as in appoint to a clerical posts
Opposites of order
What does order mean?24
noun
a formal association of people with similar interests“he joined a golf club”
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”
a body of rules followed by an assembly
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements“we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation”
(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”
a degree in a continuum of size or quantity“it was on the order of a mile”
a condition of regular or proper arrangement“he put his desk in order”
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”
a group of person living under a religious rule“the order of Saint Benedict”
the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement“there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list”
(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”
established customary state (especially of society)“order ruled in the streets”
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
a request for something to be made, supplied, or served“I gave the waiter my order”
(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
verb
assign a rank or rating to“how would you rank these students?”
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations“We cannot regulate the way people dress”
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority“I said to him to go home”
appoint to a clerical posts“he was ordained in the Church”
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events“arrange my schedule”
issue commands or orders for
make a request for something“Order me some flowers”
bring order to or into“Order these files”
place in a certain order“order the photos chronologically”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with order?3
Order in a sentence
- In order to do that, you have to take risks.Zifre
- In order to share it, we'll have to tear it into two pieces.unknown
- The clock, which my grandfather bought, is still in good order.CM
- In general, little is known about nonlinear second order differential equations.Zifre
- In order to use a computer, you must learn to type.CM
- In order to get the coconut milk, you must first crack the coconut open.jakov
- As the elevator is out of order, we must go down the stairs.unknown
- In order to avoid misunderstandings, they went through the contract again.CM
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of order
as a noun
- plural
- orders
as a verb
- past tense
- ordered
- present participle
- ordering
- third-person singular
- orders