sort

Noun
  1. A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality (synset 105847533)
    "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
    is a type of: category - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
    subtypes:
    • description - sort or variety
    • type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
    • antitype - an opposite or contrasting type
    • art form - (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)
    • style - a particular kind (as to appearance)
    • flavor, flavour - (physics) the six kinds of quarks
    • color, colour - (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
    • species - a specific kind of something
    • genus - a general kind of something
    • brand, make - a recognizable kind
    • genre - a kind of literary or artistic work
    • ilk, like - a kind of person
    • manner - a kind
    • model - a type of product
    • stripe - a kind or category
    • like, the like, the likes of - a similar kind
    same as: form, kind, variety
  2. An approximate definition or example (synset 104753502)
    "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"
    is a type of: similarity - the quality of being similar
  3. A person of a particular character or nature (synset 110646084)
    "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
  4. An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (synset 113579899)
    "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"
    is a type of: operation - (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
    same as: sorting
Verb
  1. Examine in order to test suitability (synset 202405520)
    "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
    is a type of: choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    same as: screen, screen out, sieve
  2. Arrange or order by classes or categories (synset 200656296)
    "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
    entail: compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of
    is a type of: categorise, categorize - place into or assign to a category
    subtypes:
    • unitise, unitize - separate or classify into units
    • catalog, catalogue - make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
    • isolate - separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
    • refer - think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
    • reclassify - classify anew, change the previous classification
    • size - sort according to size
    • dichotomise, dichotomize - divide into two opposing groups or kinds
    • pigeonhole, stamp, stereotype - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
    • group - arrange into a group or groups
    • grade - determine the grade of or assign a grade to
    • count, number - put into a group
    same as: assort, class, classify, separate, sort out

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