sort
/sˈɔrt/
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Definitions
Noun
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
Noun
an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"
Noun
a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he''s a good sort"
Noun
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"
Verb
examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
Verb
arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
Synonyms
More General Terms
categorise
categorize
category
choose
individual
mortal
operation
person
pick out
select
similarity
somebody
someone
soul
take
More Specific Terms
antitype
art form
brand
catalog
catalogue
color
colour
count
description
dichotomise
dichotomize
flavor
flavour
genre
genus
grade
group
ilk
isolate
like
make
manner
model
number
pigeonhole
reclassify
refer
size
species
stamp
stereotype
stripe
style
the like
the likes of
type
unitise
unitize