the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
(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
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"
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"
a body of rules followed by an assembly
(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"
a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order"
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict"
established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
place in a certain order; "order these files"
bring order to or into; "Order these files"
make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
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"
highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"
an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
a copper penny
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability"
an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in"
people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"
marked for certain death; "the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed"
(usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination"
marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott