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.
Words nearby order
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM order
synonym study for order
37. See direct.
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British Dictionary definitions for ordering (1 of 2)
ordering
/ (ˈɔːdərɪŋ) /
noun
logic any of a number of categories of relations that permit at least some members of their domain to be placed in order. A linear or simple ordering is reflexive, antisymmetric, transitive, and connected, as less than or equal to on the integers. A partial ordering is reflexive, antisymmetric, and transitive, as set inclusion. Either of these orderings is called strict if it is asymmetric instead of reflexive and antisymmetric. It is a well-ordering if every nonempty subset has a least member under the relation
British Dictionary definitions for ordering (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, nounorderless, adjectiveWord Origin for order
C13: from Old French ordre, from Latin ordō
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Medicine definitions for ordering
order
[ ôr′dər ]
n.
A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.
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Science definitions for ordering
order
[ ôr′dər ]
A group of organisms ranking above a family and below a class. See Table at taxonomy.
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Culture definitions for ordering
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.)
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Idioms and Phrases with ordering
order
In addition to the idioms beginning with order
- order of the day, the
- order someone about
also see:
- apple-pie order
- back order
- call to order
- in order
- in short order
- just what the doctor ordered
- law and order
- made to order
- marching orders
- on order
- on the order of
- out of order
- pecking order
- put one's house in order
- short order
- standing orders
- tall order
- to order
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