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

synonym study for order

37. See direct.

OTHER WORDS FROM order

British Dictionary definitions for tall order

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, adjective

Word Origin for order

C13: from Old French ordre, from Latin ordō

Medical definitions for tall order

order
[ ôrdər ]

n.

A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.

Scientific definitions for tall order

order
[ ôrdər ]

A group of organisms ranking above a family and below a class. See Table at taxonomy.

Cultural definitions for tall order

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 tall order (1 of 2)

tall order

A goal that is hard to fulfill or achieve, as in Getting a thousand new subscribers is a tall order indeed. This expression uses tall in the sense of “impressively great” or “difficult.” [c. 1900]

Idioms and Phrases with tall order (2 of 2)

order