n. (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base

n. (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"

n. (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

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

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

n. 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"

n. 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"

n. a body of rules followed by an assembly

n. a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"

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

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

n. 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"

n. 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"

v. place in a certain order; "order these files"

v. make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"

v. bring order to or into; "Order these files"

v. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

v. 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"

v. issue commands or orders for

v. appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"

v. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

v. bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"

v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

n. 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"

n. the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

n. a document giving an official instruction or command

n. a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

n. a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"

n. anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"

n. the condition of being essential or indispensable

n. something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"

n. the skillful and effective interaction of movements

n. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"

n. a state of equilibrium

n. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

n. a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

n. a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"

n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

n. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"

n. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

n. an agreeable sound property

n. harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin

n. an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"

n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

n. a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline";

n. an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

n. (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

n. the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use

n. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"

n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

n. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"

n. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

n. the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden"

n. a collection of objects threaded on a single strand

n. a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"

n. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

n. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"

n. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

n. an authoritative rule

n. an authoritative declaration

n. a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"

n. (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"

n. the decision of a court on issues of fact or law

n. an authoritative rule

n. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"

n. rule of personal conduct

n. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"

n. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

n. prescribed guide for conduct or action

n. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

n. a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation

n. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

n. a formal public statement

n. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

n. people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

n. the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

n. the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"

n. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

n. the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

n. a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"

v. clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"

v. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

v. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

v. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

v. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"

v. make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job"

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

v. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

v. mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"

v. mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"

v. fill plentifully; "line one's pockets"

v. bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

v. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

v. command solemnly

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

v. notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

v. make a formal request for official services

v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time"

v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

v. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

v. talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"

v. put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

v. put a frock on

v. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

v. put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

v. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

v. to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?"

v. hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"

v. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"

v. make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"

v. plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

v. place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates"

v. treat differently on the basis of sex or race

v. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

v. organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws"

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

v. feel admiration for

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

v. issue a decree; "The King only can decree"

v. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

v. group with

n. a disturbance of the peace or of public order

n. a state of disorder involving group violence

n. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

n. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

n. a state of extreme confusion and disorder

n. a confused multitude of things

n. a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"

v. bring disorder to

v. make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room"

v. lift the regulations on

v. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"

v. be obedient to