order

1. (countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.Examples: "put the children in age order"; "It's arranged in order of frequency"countable

2. (countable) A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.Examples: "In these situations we find the Genesee slate, the Tully limestone and the upper part of the Hamilton group, each one in its order disappearing beneath the lake level as we proceed southward."; "In the latter portion of this period, the country was assailed by famine and pestilence - — a fearful visitation which will be noticed hereafter in its order of date, and of which it would be out of place to say more at present."; "1897, T. L. Heath (translator), Eutocius of Ascalon, Extract from a commentary by Eutocius, quoted in 1897 [CUP], T. L. Heath (editor), The Works of Archimedes, 2002, Dover, unnumbered page, His attempt I shall also give in its order."countable

3. (uncountable) The state of being well arranged.Examples: "The house is in order; the machinery is out of order."uncountable

4. (countable) Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet.Examples: "to preserve order in a community or an assembly"; "Order in the court!"; "He's the only person I know who's going to vote at all. Most people have given up on politicians. After all, politicians have been promising to return us to the glory, wealth, and order of the twentieth century ever since I can remember."countable

5. (countable) A command.Examples: "give an order"; "his inability to follow orders"; "It was by his order the shattered leading company flung itself into the houses when the Sin Verguenza were met by an enfilading volley as they reeled into the calle."countable

6. (countable) A request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods.Examples: "make an order"; "receive an online order for the new range of sunglasses"; "I ordered a burger and some fries."countable