(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"
place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically"
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"
bring order to or into; "Order these files"
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict"
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
a formal association of people with similar intere