order
[ awr-der ]
/ ˈɔr dər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to give an order or issue orders: I wish to order, but the waiter is busy.
Idioms for order
Origin of order
1175–1225; Middle English
ordre (noun),
ordren (v., derivative of the noun) < Old French
ordre (noun) < Latin
ordin- (stem of
ordō) row, rank, regular arrangement
SYNONYMS FOR order
5
regularity.
21
degree.
synonym study for order
37. See
direct.
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British Dictionary definitions for orders (1 of 2)
orders
/ (ˈɔːdəz) /
pl n
short for holy orders
in holy orders or in orders
ordained
take holy orders or take orders
to become ordained
short for major orders, minor orders
British Dictionary definitions for orders (2 of 2)
order
/ (ˈɔːdə) /
noun
verb
interjection
an exclamation of protest against an infringement of established procedure
an exclamation demanding that orderly behaviour be restored
See also
orders
Derived forms of order
orderer, noun orderless, adjectiveWord Origin for order
C13: from Old French
ordre, from Latin
ordō
Medical definitions for orders
order
[ ôr′dər ]
n.
A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.
Scientific definitions for orders
order
[ ôr′dər ]
A group of organisms ranking above a family and below a class. See Table at taxonomy.
Cultural definitions for orders
order
In biology, the classification lower than a class and higher than a family. Dogs and cats belong to the order of carnivores; human beings, monkeys, and apes belong to the order of primates. Flies and mosquitoes belong to the same order; so do birch trees and oak trees. (See Linnean classification.)
Idioms and Phrases with orders
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