sort

nouns

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

"sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

form, kind, sort, variety

an approximate definition or example

"she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"

sort

is a type of (narrower)

the quality of being similar

a person of a particular character or nature

"what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"

sort

is a type of (narrower)

a human being

"there was too much for one person to do"

an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

"the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"

sort, sorting

examine in order to test suitability

"screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"

screen, screen out, sieve, sort

arrange or order by classes or categories

"How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from