| apple-pie order |
(informal) an impeccably neat and orderly arrangement or state. |
| back order |
part of an order that will be filled at a later date. |
| back-order |
to submit an order for (something) to be filled at a later time, as when (it) is available. |
| in order |
in accord with parliamentary rules. [2 definitions] |
| in order to |
as a means to; so that; for the purpose of. |
| made-to-order |
made specially for a particular person; custom-made. [2 definitions] |
| mail order |
an order for goods that are available through the mail. |
| mail-order house |
a company or firm that does its business through the mail. |
| major order |
the rank of deacon, priest, or bishop, as in the Roman Catholic or Episcopal churches. |
| market order |
an order to purchase or sell, esp. stocks or other financial instruments, at the current market price. |
| minor order |
one of the four clerical ranks in the Roman Catholic Church. (Cf. major order.) |
| money order |
an order for the payment of a specific sum of money that is issued for a fee atone bank, post office, or telegraph office, and is payable to another. |
| Order of the Garter |
the highest order of British knighthood. |
| out of order |
not working; not in operation. [2 definitions] |
| pecking order |
a social order or ranking among a group of animals such as chickens, wherein the strongest actively intimidates the others, the second strongest intimidates all but the strongest, and so forth. [2 definitions] |
| point of order |
a question as to whether a matter under discussion is in order according to the rules of parliamentary procedure. |
| short order |
food that can be prepared and served quickly, as at a diner. |
| standing order |
an order that is in effect until it is changed or nullified. [2 definitions] |
| word order |
the way in which words are arranged, or their grammatically correct sequence, in a phrase, clause, or sentence. |