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order - the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" |
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organisation,
organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
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rank order an arrangement according to rank
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grading,
scaling changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
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sequence,
succession film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
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layout the act of laying out (as by making plans for something)
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alphabetisation,
alphabetization the act of putting in alphabetical order
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order - 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" |
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commercial document,
commercial instrument a document of or relating to commerce
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bill-me order,
credit order an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date
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indent an order for goods to be exported or imported
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market order an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price
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production order an order that initiates the manufacturing process
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reorder a repeated order for the same merchandise; "he's the one who sends out all the new orders and reorders"
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stop-loss order,
stop order an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level
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stop payment a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check
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mail order a purchase negotiated by mail
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order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" |
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disorder a disturbance of the peace or of public order
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state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
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civil order,
polity the form of government of a social organization
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rule of law a state of order in which events conform to the law
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tranquility,
tranquillity,
quiet a state of peace and quiet
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concordance,
harmony,
concord an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts
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stability the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
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peace a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
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order - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families |
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taxon,
taxonomic category,
taxonomic group animal or plant group having natural relations
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class elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
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biological science,
biology the science that studies living organisms
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animal order the order of animals
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protoctist order the order of protoctists
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suborder (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order
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family primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
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plant order the order of plants
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fungus order the order of fungi
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order - a body of rules followed by an assembly |
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prescript,
rule measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
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interpellation (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
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standing order a rule of order permanently in force
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cloture,
gag rule,
gag law,
closure any law that limits freedom of the press
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point of order a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure
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previous question a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly
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order - (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" |
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bidding,
dictation,
bid,
command a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"
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armed forces,
armed services,
military,
military machine,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
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plural,
plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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marching orders an order from a superior officer for troops to depart
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summons a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
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word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
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order - a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict" |
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religious order,
religious sect,
sect a subdivision of a larger religious group
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augustinian order any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine
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benedictine order,
order of saint benedict a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
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carmelite order,
order of our lady of mount carmel a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
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carthusian order an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084
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dominican order a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century
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franciscan order a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century
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jesuit order,
society of jesus a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship
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order - (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 |
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artistic style,
idiom the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
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architecture the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
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dorian order,
doric order the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base
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ionian order,
ionic order the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls
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corinthian order the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves
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composite order a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order
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tuscan order a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft
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order - 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" |
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asking,
request a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
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short order an order for food that can be prepared quickly
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order - 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" |
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magnitude the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"
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order - bring order to or into; "Order these files" |
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disarray,
disorder bring disorder to
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arrange,
set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
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square away,
tidy,
tidy up,
neaten,
clean up,
straighten,
straighten out put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
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systematise,
systematize,
systemise,
systemize arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"
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collate compare critically; of texts
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unsnarl,
disentangle,
straighten out extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
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order - make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" |
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bespeak,
request,
call for,
quest be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
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reorder assign a new order to
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place take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
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call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
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wish invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
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commission charge with a task
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order - issue commands or orders for |
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prescribe,
dictate |
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inflict,
impose,
bring down,
visit impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
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mandate assign authority to
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order - 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" |
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tell,
enjoin,
say |
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request express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
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direct command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
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instruct give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
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require,
command make someone do something
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send for,
call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
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warn notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"
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order - place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically" |
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arrange,
set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
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