Crossword clues for ordering
ordering
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ordering \Or"der*ing\, n.
Disposition; distribution; management.
--South.
Order \Or"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ordered; p. pr. & vb. n. Ordering.] [From Order, n.]
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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.
To him that ordereth his conversation aright.
--Ps. 1. 23.Warriors old with ordered spear and shield.
--Milton. To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to advance.
To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order a carriage; to order groceries.
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(Eccl.) To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.
These ordered folk be especially titled to God.
--Chaucer.Persons presented to be ordered deacons.
--Bk. of Com. Prayer.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.
Wiktionary
n. 1 Arrangement in a sequence. 2 (context uncountable English) Making an agreement for later pick up or delivery. vb. (present participle of order English)
WordNet
n. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" [syn: order, ordination]
putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" [syn: order]
Usage examples of "ordering".
The downside to ordering an angiogram in an emergency was that it took at least an hour to obtain.
If you will look at the first aphorism of the ancient Master you will see that before all remedies he places the proper conduct of the patient and his attendants, and the fit ordering of all the conditions surrounding him.
And he insisted on making amends for his imposture the day before an imposture, he pointed out, that had singularly failed due to their collective skills by ordering bumpers of arrack punch.
And such like effects are not equally received by all the baptized, even if they approach with equal devotion: but they are bestowed according to the ordering of Divine providence.
He began by ordering me to give him the hatchet and the tools I had used to pierce the floor, and to tell him from which of the guards I had got the tools.
He began his treatment by putting me on a severe regimen, ordering baths, and applying mercury locally.
Then you must bespeak Snudge ordering his return and warn Abbas Noachil to put Kilian and his three cronies into close confinement.
She then left the parlour, ordering me to wait, and at the end of two hours she came back with a letter which she entrusted to my hands, telling me that, if I succeeded in finding you out and in bringing her an answer, she would give me two sequins.
He sedulously avoided his love-lorn relative, and it was with a sinking feeling one day that, looking over his shoulder as he sat in the Cosmopolis grill-room preparatory to ordering lunch, he perceived Bill bearing down upon him, obviously resolved upon joining his meal.
The secretary of the Tribunal did not answer my letter, but he wrote to the consul ordering him to give me a hundred ducats, and to inform me that this present was to encourage me to serve the Republic.
Cyrus Harding had clearly represented their situation, although he spoke in the calmest voice, as if it was a question of directing a piece of work and not ordering a battle.
He urged the Downer to sit on the floor by the wall, and Elene was ordering the medic over.
They found an empty exedra, and the woman showed no hesitation in ordering refreshments.
Thus equipped, he summons Herrera and Tinsley, his pupils, to the final demonstration as calmly as though he were ordering his flighter for some mid-day journey to Marseilles.
I began by ordering some soup, and, when I had dispatched it, I went to bed and slept for nine hours.