Sort

noun

sɔrt

Noun

an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
“the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting”
Similar:Sorting
Type of:Operation
an approximate definition or example
“she wore a sort of magenta dress”
“she served a creamy sort of dessert thing”
Type of:Similarity
a person of a particular character or nature
“what sort of person is he?”
“he's a good sort”
Type of:SoulPersonSomeone
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Similar:Form Kind Variety
Type of:Category

arrange or order by classes or categories
Similar:AssortClass Classify Separate
Type of:CategoriseCategorize
examine in order to test suitability
Similar:Screen Sieve
Type of:SelectChooseTake