1. (

• ordering ,
• order ,
• ordination

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

2. (

• order ,
• ordering

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

1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• order

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

3. (

• order ,
• prescribe ,
• dictate

) issue commands or orders for ;

4. (

• 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" ;

5. (

• order

) bring order to or into; "Order these files" ;

6. (

• order ,

) place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically" ;

7. (

• ordain ,
• consecrate ,
• ordinate ,
• order ,

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

8. (

• 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" ;

9. (

• 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" ;