orders

or-ders · noun/verb

imported

Definitions

noun/verb

  1. 1.

    Authoritative commands or instructions.

  2. 2.

    Gives an authoritative command.

  3. 3.

    Requests for goods or services.

  4. 4.

    Requests something to be made or supplied.

  5. 5.

    Religious groups following a particular rule of life.

  6. 6.

    The arrangement or sequence of things.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    take orders — to accept commands; to be ordained as a priest
  • •
    in order — properly arranged; appropriate
  • •
    out of order — not functioning; inappropriate
  • •
    marching orders — instructions to leave or begin
  • •
    tall order — a difficult task
  • •
    just what the doctor ordered — exactly what is needed
  • •
    holy orders — the sacrament of ordination

Related words

Antonyms: chaos, disorder, requests
See also: arrange, command, order, request
Synonyms: commands, directives, instructions, requests

Etymology

From Old French ordre, from Latin ordo ("row, rank, series, arrangement"), related to ordiri ("to begin to weave"). The word has maintained meanings related to sequence, arrangement, and authority since entering English.