Hyphenation of order

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Definitions of order:

1.
(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
2.
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
3.
Established customary state (especially of society)
Order ruled in the streets Law and order
4.
Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
We shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation
5.
A condition of regular or proper arrangement
He put his desk in order The machine is now in working order
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.
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
8.
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
9.
A body of rules followed by an assembly
10.
(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
11.
A group of person living under a religious rule
The order of Saint Benedict
12.
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
13.
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
14.
(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
15.
The act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
There were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list
16.
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
17.
Make a request for something
Order me some flowers Order a work stoppage
18.
Issue commands or orders for
19.
Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage
Impose regulations We cannot regulate the way people dress This town likes to regulate
20.
Bring order to or into
Order these files
21.
Place in a certain order
Order the photos chronologically
22.
Appoint to a clerical posts
He was ordained in the Church
23.
Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
Arrange my schedule Set up one's life I put these memories with those of bygone times
24.
Assign a rank or rating to
How would you rank these students? The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide

Synonyms of order:

noun command, bid, bidding, dictation
nounorder of magnitude, magnitude
noun state
noun ordering, ordination, arrangement
noun orderliness, condition, status
noun decree, edict, fiat, rescript, act, enactment
nounpurchase order, commercial document, commercial instrument
noun club, society, guild, gild, lodge, association
nounrules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rule, prescript
nounholy order, status, position
nounmonastic order, sect, religious sect, religious order
nountaxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
noun request, asking
nounartistic style, idiom
noun ordering, organization, organisation
verb tell, enjoin, say, request
verb request, bespeak, call for, quest
verb prescribe, dictate, inflict, bring down, visit, impose
verb regulate, regularize, regularise, govern, decide, make up one's mind, determine
verb arrange, set up
verb arrange, set up
verb ordain, consecrate, ordinate, invest, vest, enthrone
verb arrange, set up, put, organize, organise
verb rate, rank, range, grade, place, judge

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