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Noun ordering has 2 senses
  1. ordering, order, ordination - logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
    --1 is a kind of arrangement
    --1 has particulars:
     bacteria order; word order; genetic code; genome; series
    Derived form: verb order8
  2. order, ordering - putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
    --2 is a kind of organization, organisation
    --2 has particulars:
     rank order; scaling, grading; succession, sequence; layout; alphabetization, alphabetisation
    Derived forms: verb order9, verb order6, verb order5
,Verb order has 9 senses
  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"
    --1 is one way to request
    Derived forms: noun order6, noun order1
    Sample sentence:
    They order him to write the letter
  2. order - make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
    --2 is one way to     request, bespeak, call for, quest
    Derived forms: noun order7, noun order15, noun order13, noun orderer1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something from somebody
  3. order, prescribe, dictate - issue commands or orders for
    --3 is one way to inflict, bring down, visit, impose
    Derived forms: noun order6, noun order1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  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"
    --4 is one way to decide, make up one's mind, determine
    Derived form: noun order3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  5. order - bring order to or into; "Order these files"
    --5 is one way to     arrange, set up
    Antonyms: disorder, disarray
    Derived forms: noun order4, noun order15, noun orderer2, noun ordering2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  6. order - place in a certain order; "order these files"
    --6 is one way to     arrange, set up
    Derived forms: noun order4, noun order15, noun orderer2, noun ordering2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  7. ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order - appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
    --7 is one way to invest, vest, enthrone
    Derived form: noun order8
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  8. arrange, set up, put, order - arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
    --8 is one way to organize, organise
    Derived forms: noun order4, noun ordering1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  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"
    --9 is one way to judge
    Derived forms: noun order2, noun ordering2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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