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sort

noun

1 sort

A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.

synonyms: form, kind, variety.

Roget 26: degree, grade, extent, measure, amount, ratio, stint, standard, height, pitch; reach, amplitude, range, scope, ... show more

Roget 75: class, division, category, categorema, head, order, section; department, subdepartment, province, domain.    kind, sort, genus, ... show more

Dutch: genre, categorie, aard, ras, type, soort

2 sort

An approximate definition or example.

3 sort

A person of a particular character or nature.

Dutch: sorteren
Polish: typ

4 sort

An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion:
— The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting.

synonym: sorting.

verb

1 sort

Examine in order to test suitability.

synonyms: screen, screen out, sieve.

Roget 86: list, itemize; sort, collate; enumerate, tabulate, catalog, tally.   

Roget 69: follow in a series, form a series etc. n.; fall in.    arrange in a series, collate etc. n.; string together, file, thread, graduate, ... show more

2 sort

Arrange or order by classes or categories.

synonyms: assort, class, classify, separate, sort out.

Roget 60: reduce to order, bring into order; introduce order into; rally.    arrange, dispose, place, form; put in order, set in order, place in order; set out, collocate, pack, ... show more

Dutch: ordenen, klasseren, groeperen, sorteren, uitsplitsen


Moby thesaurus: adjust, ailing, alphabetize, analyze, appraise, arrange, array, assess, assort, batch, battery, blood, body, body-build, bolt, brand, break down, breed, bulk, cast ... show more.

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