Definitions
of order
1. [n] - established customary state (especially of society) 2. [n] - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families 3. [n] - a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.) 4. [n] - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed 5. [n] - a body of rules followed by an assembly 6. [n] - a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment 7. [n] - a degree in a continuum of size or quantity 8. [n] - (architecture) one of the three styles of Greek architecture (or a style developed from the original three by the Romans) 9. [n] - putting in order 10. [v] - issue commands or orders for 11. [v] - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something 12. [v] - make a request for something 13. [v] - bring order to or into 14. [v] - place in a certain order
Quotes
- Example use of the word order1. there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list 2. it was on the order of a mile 3. an explosion of a low order of magnitude 4. IBM received an order for a hundred computers 5. the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London 6. I gave the waiter my order 7. order ruled in the streets 8. law and order 9. order these files 10. Order these files 11. Order me some flowers 12. order a work stoppage 13. I said to him to go home 14. She ordered him to do the shopping 15. The mother told the child to get dressed
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