order

noun

安排 arrangement

1. 顺序；次序
   the way in which people or things are placed or arranged in relation to each other
   1. The names are listed in alphabetical order .
      姓名是按字母顺序排列的。
   2. in chronological/numerical order
      按时间 / 数字顺序
   3. arranged in order of priority/importance/size
      按优先次序 / 重要性 / 大小排列
   4. The results, ranked in descending/ascending order are as follows:
      结果按递降 / 递升的顺序排列如下：
   5. All the procedures must be done in the correct order.
      一切手续必须按正确顺序办理。
   6. Let's take the problems in a different order.
      咱们换一个顺序来处理这些问题吧。
2. 条理
   the state of being carefully and neatly arranged
   1. It was time she put her life in order .
      她到了该好好安排自己生活的时候了。
   2. The house had been kept in good order.
      房子保持得井井有条。
   3. Get your ideas into some sort of order before beginning to write.
      落笔之前，先要理清思路。
   4. It is one of the functions of art to bring order out of chaos.
      艺术的功能之一就是在于呈现纷乱中的和谐。

有序状态 controlled state

3. 治安；秩序；规矩
   the state that exists when people obey laws, rules or authority
   1. The army has been sent in to maintain order in the capital.
      军队被调进首都维持治安。
   2. Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order .
      有些教师觉得难以维持课堂秩序。
   3. The police are trying to restore public order.
      警察正在努力恢复公共秩序。
   4. The argument continued until the chairman called them both to order (= ordered them to obey the formal rules of the meeting) .
      争论持续不休，直到主席要求双方遵守议事规则。

指示 instructions

4. 指示；命令
   something that sb is told to do by sb in authority
   1. He gave orders for the work to be started.
      他下令开始工作。
   2. The general gave the order to advance.
      将军下令前进。
   3. Dogs can be trained to obey orders .
      狗可以训练得听从命令。
   4. She takes orders only from the president.
      她只听从总裁的吩咐。
   5. I'm under orders not to let anyone in.
      我奉命不准任何人进入。
   6. No sugar for me─ doctor's orders .
      我不要糖——谨遵医嘱嘛。
   7. Interest rates can be controlled by order of the central bank.
      利率可由中央银行指示控制。

货品 goods

5. 订货；订购；订单
   a request to make or supply goods
   1. I would like to place an order for ten copies of this book.
      这本书我想订购十册。
   2. an order form
      订货单
   3. The machine parts are still on order (= they have been ordered but have not yet been received) .
      机器零件尚在订购之中。
   4. These items can be made to order (= produced especially for a particular customer) .
      这几项可以订做。
6. 所订的货物；交付的订货
   goods supplied in response to a particular order that sb has placed
   1. The stationery order has arrived.
      订购的文具到货了。

食物；饮料 food/drinks

7. 点菜；所点的饮食菜肴
   a request for food or drinks in a restaurant, bar etc.; the food or drinks that you ask for
   1. May I take your order ?
      您现在点菜吗？
   2. Last orders at the bar now please! (= because the bar is going to close)
      本店（打烊前）最后一次点酒了！
   3. an order for steak and fries
      点一份牛排炸薯条
   4. a side order (= for example, vegetables or salad that you eat with your main dish)
      配菜（主菜以外的蔬菜、色拉等）

钱 money

8. 付款指令（或委托书）；书面指令
   a formal written instruction for sb to be paid money or to do sth

制度 system

9. 秩序；结构
   the way that a society, the world, etc. is arranged, with its system of rules and customs
   1. a change in the political and social order
      政治和社会结构的改变
   2. the natural order of things
      天地万物的自然秩序
   3. He was seen as a threat to the established order .
      他被视为现存制度的大敌。
   4. A new order seems to be emerging.
      新的秩序似乎正在显现。

社会阶级 social class

10. 阶级；等级；阶层
    a social class
    1. the lower orders
       底层社会

生物 biology

11. （生物分类的）目
    a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, smaller than a class and larger than a family
    1. the order of primates
       灵长目

宗教团体 religious community

12. （按照一定的规范生活的）宗教团体；（尤指）修会
    a group of people living in a religious community, especially monks or nuns
    1. religious orders
       修会
    2. the Benedictine order
       本笃会

特殊荣誉 special honour

13. （获国王、女王、总统等）授勋的人；勋位；勋爵士团
    a group of people who have been given a special honour by a queen, king, president, etc.
    1. The Order of the Garter is an ancient order of chivalry.
       嘉德勋位是古老的骑士勋位。
14. 勋章；绶带
    a badge or ribbon worn by members of an order who have been given a special honour

秘密社团 secret society

15. （秘密）社团，集团，结社
    a secret society whose members meet for special ceremonies
    1. the Ancient Order of Druids
       古德鲁伊特共济会

verb

下达指令 give instructions

1. 命令；指挥；要求
   to use your position of authority to tell sb to do sth or say that sth must happen
   1. The company was ordered to pay compensation to its former employees.
      公司被勒令向以前的员工作出补偿。
   2. The officer ordered them to fire.
      军官命令他们开火。
   3. They were ordered out of the class for fighting.
      他们因斗殴被勒令退出课堂。
   4. The government has ordered an investigation into the accident.
      政府要求对事故进行调查。
   5. They ordered that for every tree cut down two more be planted.
      他们要求每砍伐一棵树就要补栽两棵树。
   6. They ordered that for every tree cut down two more should be planted.
      他们要求每砍伐一棵树就要补栽两棵树。
   7. ‘Sit down and be quiet,’ she ordered.
      “坐下，安静点！”她命令道。

货物；服务 goods/service

2. 订购；订货；要求提供服务
   to ask for goods to be made or supplied; to ask for a service to be provided
   1. These boots can be ordered direct from the manufacturer.
      这些靴子可向厂方直接订货。
   2. Shall I order you a taxi?
      要我给你叫辆出租车吗？
   3. Shall I order a taxi for you?
      要我给你叫辆出租车吗？

食物；饮料 food/drink

3. 点（酒菜等）
   to ask for sth to eat or drink in a restaurant, bar, etc.
   1. I ordered a beer and a sandwich.
      我要了一杯啤酒，一个三明治。
   2. He ordered himself a double whisky.
      他为自己点了一杯双份威士忌。
   3. Have you ordered yet?
      你点菜了没有？

组织；安排 organize/arrange

4. 组织；安排；整理
   to organize or arrange sth
   1. I need time to order my thoughts.
      我需要时间梳理一下思路。

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION USES 从属连词用法

1. PHR-CONJ-SUBORD 为了;以便;目的在于
   If you do something in order to achieve a particular thing or in order that something can happen, you do it because you want to achieve that thing.
   1. Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.
      大部分学校都很不愿意为减少开支而裁员。
   2. ...asking them to risk their lives in order that the rest of us can sleep better.
      为了让我们其余这些人能够睡得更安稳而要他们冒生命危险
2. PHR-CONJ-SUBORD （某人）要想…（必须）…
   If someone must be in a particular situation in order to achieve something they want, they cannot achieve that thing if they are not in that situation.
   1. We need to get rid of the idea that we must be liked all the time in order to be worthwhile...
      我们必须抛弃那种认为要想活得有价值就得始终取悦他人的想法。
   2. They need hostages in order to bargain with the government.
      他们要想同政府讨价还价就得有人质。
3. PHR-CONJ-SUBORD （某事必须发生）…才能…
   If something must happen in order for something else to happen, the second thing cannot happen if the first thing does not happen.
   1. In order for their computers to trace a person's records, they need both the name and address of the individual.
      在他们的电脑上查询个人记录，需要提供被查询人的姓名和地址。

COMMANDS AND REQUESTS 命令；要求

1. VERB 命令，要求，指示（某人做…）
   If a person in authority orders someone to do something, they tell them to do it.
   1. Williams ordered him to leave...
      威廉斯命令他离开。
   2. He ordered the women out of the car...
      他命令这些女人下车。
   3. 'Let him go!' he ordered...
      “让他走！”他命令道。
   4. 'Go up to your room. Now,' he ordered him.
      “上楼回你的房间去。现在就去！”他命令他道。
2. VERB 就…下令
   If someone in authority orders something, they give instructions that it should be done.
   1. The President has ordered a full investigation...
      总统已经下令进行全面调查。
   2. The radio said that the prime minister had ordered price controls to be introduced...
      据电台报道，首相已下令实行价格管制。
   3. He ordered that all party property be confiscated...
      他指示没收所有党产。
   4. The President ordered him moved because of fears that his comrades would try to free him.
      由于担心他的同党会设法营救他，总统下令将他转移。
3. N-COUNT 命令；要求；指示
   If someone in authority gives you an order, they tell you to do something.
   1. The activists were shot when they refused to obey an order to halt...
      这些激进分子因拒不服从停止前进的命令而被击毙。
   2. As darkness fell, Clinton gave orders for his men to rest...
      夜幕降临，克林顿命令手下休息。
   3. I don't take orders from him any more...
      我不再听他差遣。
   4. He was released on the orders of the President.
      遵照总统的指示，他被释放了。
4. N-COUNT （法院的）决议，指令
   A court order is a legal instruction stating that something must be done.
   1. She has decided not to appeal against a court order banning her from keeping animals...
      对于法院禁止她饲养动物的指令，她决定不再上诉。
   2. He was placed under a two-year supervision order.
      他被处以两年的监管。
5. VERB 点，叫（饭菜等）；订购
   When you order something that you are going to pay for, you ask for it to be brought to you, sent to you, or obtained for you.
   1. Atanas ordered a shrimp cocktail and a salad...
      阿塔纳斯点了一份鸡尾冷虾和一份色拉。
   2. Iris finally ordered coffees for herself and Tania...
      艾丽斯最后为自己和塔妮娅点了咖啡。
   3. The waitress appeared. 'Are you ready to order?'...
      女侍者走上前来，“您准备好点餐了吗？”
   4. We ordered him a beer.
      我们给他叫了一瓶啤酒。
6. N-COUNT 点餐；点单；订购；订单
   An order is a request for something to be brought, made, or obtained for you in return for money.
   1. British Rail are going to place an order for a hundred and eighty-eight trains.
      英国铁路公司将订购188列火车。
7. N-COUNT 点的餐；订购的货物
   Someone's order is what they have asked to be brought, made, or obtained for them in return for money.
   1. The waiter returned with their order and Graham signed the bill...
      侍者把他们点的餐端了过来，格雷厄姆签了单。
   2. They can't supply our order.
      我们订的货他们无法供应。
8. See also: holy orders mail order postal order standing order
9. PHRASE 订购中；订制中
   Something that is on order at a shop or factory has been asked for but has not yet been supplied.
   1. The airlines still have 2,500 new aeroplanes on order.
      这家航空公司尚有2,500架新飞机在订购中。
10. PHRASE 按照吩咐（或要求）
    If you do something to order, you do it whenever you are asked to do it.
    1. She now makes wonderful dried flower arrangements to order...
       现在她为顾客定做漂亮的干花插花。
    2. Cars are stolen to order for clients.
       偷什么样的车买主说了算。
11. PHRASE 遵照命令，按照指示（做）
    If you are under orders to do something, you have been told to do it by someone in authority.
    1. I am under orders not to discuss his mission or his location with anyone.
       遵照命令，我不能与任何人谈论他执行的任务和他所在的地点。
12. your marching orders → see: march

ARRANGEMENTS, SITUATIONS, AND GROUPINGS 安排；情形；归类

1. N-UNCOUNT 顺序；次序
   If a set of things are arranged or done in a particular order, they are arranged or done so one thing follows another, often according to a particular factor such as importance.
   1. Write down (in order of priority) the qualities you'd like to have...
      （按照优先次序）写下你想具有的品质。
   2. Music shops should arrange their recordings in simple alphabetical order, rather than by category...
      音像店应当按照简单的字母顺序而不是依类别来摆放唱片。
   3. List the key headings and sort them into a logical order...
      列出关键标题并按逻辑顺序排列。
   4. The chairman has rearranged the order of the speakers.
      主席重新安排了发言者的顺序。
2. N-UNCOUNT 整齐；有条理
   Order is the situation that exists when everything is in the correct or expected place, or happens at the correct or expected time.
   1. The wish to impose order upon confusion is a kind of intellectual instinct...
      想在混乱中理出头绪是一种知性本能。
   2. Making lists can create order and control.
      列表能使一切井然有序、便于管理。
3. N-UNCOUNT 秩序；治安
   Order is the situation that exists when people obey the law and do not fight or riot.
   1. Troops were sent to the islands to restore order last November...
      去年11月，军队被派往这些岛屿以恢复秩序。
   2. He has the power to use force to maintain public order.
      他掌握着动用武力维持公共治安的权力。
4. N-SING （社会的）制度，结构
   When people talk about a particular order, they mean the way society is organized at a particular time.
   1. The end of the Cold War has produced the prospect of a new world order based on international co-operation...
      冷战的结束带来了建立一个以国际合作为基础的世界新秩序的希望。
   2. Some feminists sought reforms within the existing social order.
      一些女权主义者寻求在现存的社会制度内进行改革。
5. VERB 组织；安排；整理
   The way that something is ordered is the way that it is organized and structured.
   1. ...a society which is ordered by hierarchy...
      按等级划分的社会
   2. We know the French order things differently.
      我们知道法国人安排事情的方式与众不同。
   3. ...a carefully ordered system in which everyone has his place.
      精心设定、大家各司其职的体制
6. N-COUNT 种类；类别
   If you refer to something of a particular order, you mean something of a particular kind.
   1. Another unexpected event, though of quite a different order, occurred one evening in 1973...
      1973年的一个夜晚，又发生了一件始料未及的事情，不过这两件事完全不同。
   2. Our commitment will be of the highest order.
      我们一诺千金。
7. N-COUNT 修道会
   A religious order is a group of monks or nuns who live according to a particular set of rules.
   1. ...the Benedictine order of monks.
      本笃会
8. N-COUNT 勋位
   People who belong to a particular order have been given a particular honour or rank by the head of their country as a reward for their services or achievements.
   1. The highest Order of Knighthood is the Order of the Garter.
      最高骑士勋位是嘉德勋位。
9. （提醒开会者）安静，肃静
   The person in charge of a meeting can say 'Order!' to tell people to stop making a noise.
10. See also: ordered law and order pecking order point of order
11. PHRASE 整齐；井然有序
    If you put or keep something in order, you make sure that it is tidy or properly organized.
    1. Now he has a chance to put his life back in order...
       现在他有了一个让自己的生活重新步入正轨的机会。
    2. It was her job to keep the room in order...
       保持房间整洁是她的工作。
    3. Someone comes in every day to check all is in order.
       每天都有人来检查是否一切都井然有序。
12. PHRASE 应当发生（或提供）的；自然的；合宜的
    If you think something is in order, you think it should happen or be provided.
    1. Reforms are clearly in order...
       改革势在必行。
    2. It's great to have you back. Congratulations are surely in order!
       你回来真是太好了，就等着向你道贺呢！
13. PREP-PHRASE （用于数字前）大约，大概
    You use in the order of or of the order of when mentioning an approximate figure.
    1. They borrowed something in the order of £10 million...
       他们借了大约1,000万英镑。
    2. At other times the discrepancy was of the order of 20%.
       往常的出入约为20%。
14. PHRASE 处于良好状态
    If something is in good order, it is in good condition.
    1. The vessel's safety equipment was not in good order.
       这艘船的安全设备破损失修。
15. PHRASE （机器、设备等）处于正常工作状态
    A machine or device that is in working order is functioning properly and is not broken.
    1. Only half of the spacecraft's six science instruments are still in working order.
       这艘宇宙飞船的6件科学仪器中只有一半还在正常运转。
16. PHRASE 时下常见的；普遍的；流行的
    If a particular way of behaving or doing something is the order of the day, it is very common.
    1. These are strange times in which we live, and strange arrangements appear to be the order of the day.
       我们生活在这个光怪陆离的时代，各种奇怪的生活安排如今都司空见惯。
17. PHRASE （机器、设备等）出故障，有毛病
    A machine or device that is out of order is broken and does not work.
    1. Their phone's out of order.
       他们的电话坏了。
18. PHRASE 令人无法接受的；不得体的；不公平的
    If you say that someone or their behaviour is out of order, you mean that their behaviour is unacceptable or unfair.
    1. You don't think the paper's a bit out of order in publishing it?
       你不觉得这份报纸发表这篇文章有点不妥吗？
19. to put your house in order → see: house

1. Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.
   大部分学校都很不愿意为减少开支而裁员。
2. We need to get rid of the idea that we must be liked all the time in order to be worthwhile
   我们必须抛弃那种认为要想活得有价值就得始终取悦他人的想法。
3. In order for their computers to trace a person's records, they need both the name and address of the individual.
   在他们的电脑上查询个人记录，需要提供被查询人的姓名和地址。
4. Williams ordered him to leave
   威廉斯命令他离开。
5. He ordered the women out of the car
   他命令这些女人下车。
6. 'Let him go!' he ordered
   “让他走！”他命令道。
7. 'Go up to your room. Now,' he ordered him.
   “上楼回你的房间去。现在就去！”他命令他道。
8. The President has ordered a full investigation
   总统已经下令进行全面调查。
9. She has decided not to appeal against a court order banning her from keeping animals
   对于法院禁止她饲养动物的指令，她决定不再上诉。
10. Atanas ordered a shrimp cocktail and a salad
    阿塔纳斯点了一份鸡尾冷虾和一份色拉。
11. British Rail are going to place an order for a hundred and eighty-eight trains.
    英国铁路公司将订购188列火车。
12. The waiter returned with their order and Graham signed the bill
    侍者把他们点的餐端了过来，格雷厄姆签了单。
13. She now makes wonderful dried flower arrangements to order
    现在她为顾客定做漂亮的干花插花。
14. I am under orders not to discuss his mission or his location with anyone.
    遵照命令，我不能与任何人谈论他执行的任务和他所在的地点。
15. Write down ( in order of priority) the qualities you'd like to have
    （按照优先次序）写下你想具有的品质。
16. The wish to impose order upon confusion is a kind of intellectual instinct
    想在混乱中理出头绪是一种知性本能。
17. Troops were sent to the islands to restore order last November
    去年11月，军队被派往这些岛屿以恢复秩序。
18. The end of the Cold War has produced the prospect of a new world order based on international co-operation
    冷战的结束带来了建立一个以国际合作为基础的世界新秩序的希望。
19. We know the French order things differently.
    我们知道法国人安排事情的方式与众不同。
20. Another unexpected event, though of quite a different order, occurred one evening in 1973
    1973年的一个夜晚，又发生了一件始料未及的事情，不过这两件事完全不同。
21. The highest Order of Knighthood is the Order of the Garter.
    最高骑士勋位是嘉德勋位。
22. Now he has a chance to put his life back in order
    现在他有了一个让自己的生活重新步入正轨的机会。
23. Reforms are clearly in order
    改革势在必行。
24. They borrowed something in the order of £ 10 million
    他们借了大约1,000万英镑。
25. The vessel's safety equipment was not in good order.
    这艘船的安全设备破损失修。
26. Only half of the spacecraft's six science instruments are still in working order.
    这艘宇宙飞船的6件科学仪器中只有一半还在正常运转。
27. These are strange times in which we live, and strange arrangements appear to be the order of the day.
    我们生活在这个光怪陆离的时代，各种奇怪的生活安排如今都司空见惯。
28. Their phone's out of order.
    他们的电话坏了。
29. You don't think the paper's a bit out of order in publishing it?
    你不觉得这份报纸发表这篇文章有点不妥吗？

  order bid command【导航词义：命令】

  order v. 命令

〔辨析〕普通用词，多指上级、主人等利用权力、权威等发出指令。

  bid v. 〈文〉命令，吩咐

〔辨析〕较正式用词，多指以口头方式直接下达命令，语气弱于 order。

  command v. 命令

〔辨析〕尤指军官、国王等正式下令，强调下令者的权威性，要求接受命令者必须服从。

  reserve book order【导航词义：预订】

  reserve v. 预订

〔辨析〕指预订房间、餐馆、机票、火车票等。

  book v. 预订，预约

〔辨析〕词义同 reserve，可换用。

  order v. 订购，订货

〔辨析〕指预订货物或服务。

order sb about/around

1. （不断地）支使，命令，使唤
   to keep telling sb what to do in a way that is annoying or unpleasant

n.

be in/take (holy) orders

• 已领受 / 领受神品（或圣秩）；为 / 成为神职人员
  to be/become a priest

in order

• （依法）有效的
  that can be used because it is all correct and legal
  1. Is your work permit in order?
     你的工作许可证有效吗？
• 正常；准备好；就绪
  as it should be
  1. Is everything in order, sir?
     一切都正常吗，先生？
• 妥当；适宜
  if sth is in order , it is a suitable thing to do or say on a particular occasion
  1. I think a drink would be in order.
     我想可以喝杯饮料了吧。

in order (to do sth)

• 符合议事规则
  allowed according to the rules of a meeting, etc.
  1. Is it in order to speak now?
     依规定现在可以发言了吗？

in order that

• 目的在于；为了；以便
  so that sth can happen
  1. All those concerned must work together in order that agreement can be reached on this issue.
     一切有关人员必须通力合作，以便能在这个问题上达成协议。

in order to do sth

• 目的是；以便；为了
  with the purpose or intention of doing or achieving sth
  1. She arrived early in order to get a good seat.
     她早早到场，好找个好位置。
  2. In order to get a complete picture, further information is needed.
     为掌握全面情况，还需要详细资料。

in running/working order

• 运转正常；运转良好
  working well
  1. The engine is now in perfect working order.
     发动机现在运转完全正常。

of a high order

of the highest/first order

• 高质量的；高品质的；一流的
  of a high quality or degree; of the highest quality or greatest degree
  1. The job requires diplomatic skills of a high order.
     这项工作要求高超的外交技巧。
  2. She was a snob of the first order.
     她是天字第一号势利鬼。

of/in the order of sth

• 大约；差不多
  about sth; approximately sth
  1. She earns something in the order of £80 000 a year.
     她的年收入为8万英镑左右。

the order of the day

• 常见的；流行的；适宜的
  common, popular or suitable at a particular time or for a particular occasion
  1. Pessimism seems to be the order of the day.
     悲观失望似乎是当今司空见惯的情形。

Order! Order!

• （用于提醒人们遵守会议、辩论的规则）安静！安静！；别吵！别吵！
  used to remind people to obey the rules of a formal meeting or debate

out of order

• 有毛病；出故障
  not working correctly
  1. The phone is out of order.
     电话坏了。
• 安排不当；不整洁
  not arranged correctly or neatly
  1. I checked the files and some of the papers were out of order.
     我检查过案卷，其中有些未按顺序编排。
• 行为不当；举止令人难以接受
  behaving in a way that is not acceptable or right
  1. You were well out of order taking it without asking.
     你不问一声就把它拿走，这是很不妥当的。
• 违反规程的；不合乎（会议或辩论）规则的
  not allowed by the rules of a formal meeting or debate
  1. His objection was ruled out of order.
     他的反对被裁定为违反会议规则。

call sb/sth to order

• 要求安静下来（以便开始或继续会议）；要求遵守会议秩序
  to ask people in a meeting to be quiet so that the meeting can start or continue

put/set your (own) house in order

• 先管好自己的事；律人先律己
  to organize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize sb else

law and order

• 法治；治安；遵纪守法
  a situation in which people obey the law and behave in a peaceful way
  1. The government struggled to maintain law and order.
     政府努力维持治安。
  2. After the riots, the military was brought in to restore law and order.
     暴乱以后，军队出动来恢复治安。
  3. They claim to be the party of law and order.
     他们声称自己是重视治安问题的政党。

get your marching orders

• 被命令离开；被解职
  to be ordered to leave a place, a job, etc.

a/the pecking order

• 等级排序
  the order of importance in relation to one another among the members of a group
  1. New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations.
     新西兰在橄榄球国家中首屈一指。

in short order

• 麻利；简单省事
  quickly and without trouble

under starter's orders

• 等待比赛开始的命令
  waiting for a signal to start the race

be a tall order

• 难以办到；要求苛刻
  to be very difficult to do

v.

just what the doctor ordered

• 正是所需之物
  exactly what sb wants or needs

noun

1. the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
   1. there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list

   Synonym:    ordering

2. (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

3. a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
   1. it was on the order of a mile
   2. an explosion of a low order of magnitude

   Synonym:    order of magnitude

4. a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities
   1. IBM received an order for a hundred computers

   Synonym:    purchase order

5. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
   1. a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there

   Synonym:    decreeedictfiatrescript

6. a body of rules followed by an assembly

   Synonym:    rules of orderparliamentary lawparliamentary procedure

7. (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
   1. the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London

8. a request for something to be made, supplied, or served
   1. I gave the waiter my order
   2. the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle

9. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

10. a group of person living under a religious rule
    1. the order of Saint Benedict

    Synonym:    monastic order

11. a formal association of people with similar interests
    1. he joined a golf club
    2. they formed a small lunch society
    3. men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today

    Synonym:    clubsocial clubsocietyguildgildlodge

12. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
    1. we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation

    Synonym:    orderingordination

13. established customary state (especially of society)
    1. order ruled in the streets
    2. law and order

14. a condition of regular or proper arrangement
    1. he put his desk in order
    2. the machine is now in working order

    Synonym:    orderliness

verb

1. place in a certain order
   1. order the photos chronologically

2. bring order to or into
   1. Order these files

3. assign a rank or rating to
   1. how would you rank these students?
   2. The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide

   Synonym:    raterankrangegradeplace

4. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
   1. arrange my schedule
   2. set up one's life
   3. I put these memories with those of bygone times

   Synonym:    arrangeset upput

5. make a request for something
   1. Order me some flowers
   2. order a work stoppage

6. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
   1. I said to him to go home
   2. She ordered him to do the shopping
   3. The mother told the child to get dressed

   Synonym:    tellenjoinsay

7. issue commands or orders for

   Synonym:    prescribedictate

8. appoint to a clerical posts
   1. he was ordained in the Church

   Synonym:    ordainconsecrateordinate

9. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage
   1. We cannot regulate the way people dress
   2. This town likes to regulate

   Synonym:    regulateregularizeregularisegovern