ordering
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
ordering
n 1: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements;
"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of
their presentation" [syn: {ordering}, {order},
{ordination}]
2: the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there
were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" [syn:
{order}, {ordering}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Order \Or"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ordered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Ordering}.] [From {Order}, n.]
1. To put in order; to reduce to a methodical arrangement; to
arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. Hence,
to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.
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To him that ordereth his conversation aright. --Ps.
1. 23.
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Warriors old with ordered spear and shield.
--Milton.
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2. To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to
advance.
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3. To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order
a carriage; to order groceries.
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4. (Eccl.) To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive
into the ranks of the ministry.
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These ordered folk be especially titled to God.
--Chaucer.
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Persons presented to be ordered deacons. --Bk. of
Com. Prayer.
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{Order arms} (Mil.), the command at which a rifle is brought
to a position with its butt resting on the ground; also,
the position taken at such a command.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "ordering":
allocation, allotment, apportionment, arrangement, array, arraying,
authority, collation, collocation, command, conduct, constitution,
control, deployment, direction, disposal, disposition,
distribution, form, formation, formulation, governance, government,
guidance, handling, husbandry, lead, leading, management, managery,
managing, manipulation, marshaling, order, pilotage, placement,
regimentation, regulation, running, sequence, steerage, steering,
structuring, syntax, the conn, the helm, the wheel
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