plural of point of order

A small dish served as an accompaniment to a main course or entrée. / (informal, figuratively) An accompaniment.

The ordering of the syntactic constituents of a language.

superlative form of in short order: most in short order

comparative form of in short order: more in short order

(mathematics) Formally, given two partially ordered sets A and B, the order ≤ on the Cartesian product A × B such that (a,b) ≤ (a′,b′) if and only if a < a′ or (a = a′ and b ≤ b′).

present participle of call to order

An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.

(chiefly Australia, UK) An order of chivalry established for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement.

(Australia, informal) An appointment made within the Order of Australia.