Overview of noun ordering

The noun ordering has 2 senses

• ordering, order, ordination -- (logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation")


• order, ordering -- (the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list")

Overview of verb order

The verb order has 9 senses

• order, tell, enjoin, say -- (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")


• order -- (make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage")


• order, prescribe, dictate -- (issue commands or orders for)


• regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern -- (bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate")


• order -- (bring order to or into; "Order these files")


• order -- (place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically")


• ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order -- (appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church")


• arrange, set up, put, order -- (arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times")


• rate, rank, range, order, grade, place -- (assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide")