alphabetise
Order by letters
To alphabetise is to arrange items in alphabetical order, from A to Z: I spent the afternoon alphabetising my record collection.
The word applies to any sorting task involving letters—filing documents, organizing lists, shelving books.
This is the British spelling; Americans write alphabetize.
Place methodically
- sortMethod of ordering
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- catalogOrdered list of items
file · classify · systematize · collate · tabulate · categorize · structure · list
Spanning the full range
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- word-by-wordExamining each term individually
- filingStoring documents systematically
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
sorting · cataloging · cross-referencing · pagination · glossary · concordance · bibliography
arrange
Place methodically
catalog · file · classify · systematize · collate · tabulate · categorize · structure · list · rank
A-to-Z
Spanning the full range
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- word-by-wordExamining each term individually
- filingStoring documents systematically
indexing · sorting · cataloging · cross-referencing · pagination · glossary · concordance · bibliography
- alphabetical orderArrangement by first letters
- alphabetic orderLetter-based sorting system
- alphabetical listItems arranged A-to-Z
- alphabetical indexOrganized term finder
- alphabetical arrangementSequence following letter order
- alphabetical sortingArranging items by letter sequence
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