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Order (Noun)

Meaning 1

(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Hypernyms

  • Taxon
  • Taxonomic Category

Meaning 2

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

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Fiat
  • Rescript
  • Decree
  • Edict

Hypernyms

  • Enactment
  • Act

Hyponyms

  • Judicial Separation
  • Ban
  • Curfew
  • Programma
  • Legal Separation
  • Imperial Decree
  • Stay
  • Decree Nisi
  • Prohibition
  • Bull
  • Proscription
  • Consent Decree
  • Papal Bull

Related Words

  • Order (verb)

Meaning 3

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Hypernyms

  • Asking

Related Words

  • Order (verb)

Meaning 4

(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".

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Usages

  • Plural Form

Hypernyms

  • Bid
  • Bidding
  • Dictation

Related Words

  • Order (verb)

Meaning 5

Established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Antonyms

  • Disorder

Hyponyms

  • Polity
  • Concord
  • Quiet
  • Tranquility
  • Concordance

Related Words

  • Order (verb)
  • Orderly (adjective)

Meaning 6

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Purchase Order

Hypernyms

  • Commercial Instrument

Hyponyms

  • Stop-loss Order
  • Bill-me Order

Related Words

  • Order (verb)

Meaning 7

(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.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Hypernyms

  • Idiom

Hyponyms

  • Dorian Order
  • Ionian Order

Meaning 8

A condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Orderliness

Antonyms

  • Disorder

Hypernyms

  • Condition

Hyponyms

  • Kilter
  • Spit And Polish
  • Tidiness

Meaning 9

A group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

  • Monastic Order

Hypernyms

  • Religious Sect
  • Religious Order

Hyponyms

  • Order Of Saint Benedict
  • Order Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
  • Jesuit Order

Meaning 10

(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Holy Order

Hypernyms

  • Status

Hyponyms

  • Ostiarius
  • Deacon
  • Doorkeeper
  • Exorcist
  • Anagnost
  • Lector
  • Priest
  • Acolyte
  • Subdeacon

Meaning 11

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Order Of Magnitude

Related Words

  • Order (verb)

Meaning 12

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

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Ordering

Hypernyms

  • Organisation

Hyponyms

  • Alphabetisation
  • Grading
  • Sequence

Related Words

  • Order (verb)

Meaning 13

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

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

  • Lodge
  • Social Club
  • Gild
  • Guild
  • Society
  • Club

Hypernyms

  • Association

Hyponyms

  • Jockey Club
  • Yacht Club
  • Bookclub
  • Slate Club
  • Atheneum
  • Rowing Club
  • Chess Club
  • Hunt
  • Turnverein
  • Athenaeum
  • Investors Club
  • Frat
  • Glee Club
  • Sorority
  • Country Club
  • Hunt Club
  • Golf Club
  • Service Club
  • Racket Club
  • Fraternity
  • Boat Club
  • Chapter

Related Words

  • Order (verb)

Meaning 14

A body of rules followed by an assembly.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Parliamentary Procedure
  • Rules Of Order
  • Parliamentary Law

Hypernyms

  • Prescript

Hyponyms

  • Gag Law
  • Cloture
  • Gag Rule

Meaning 15

Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

  • Ordination
  • Ordering

Hypernyms

  • Arrangement

Hyponyms

  • Word Order
  • Bacteria Order
  • Series
  • Genome
  • Genetic Code

Related Words

  • Order (verb)
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