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sort > 6 senses
NOUN1sort, kind, form, varietyA category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
2sortAn approximate definition or example
3sortA person of a particular character or nature
4sort, sortingAn operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
VERB1sort, screen, screen out, sieveExamine in order to test suitability
2sort, classify, class, assort, sort out, separateArrange or order by classes or categories
sort > pronunciation
Soundssao'rt
Rhymesabort, Agincourt, airport, and 45 more rhymes in aort at the HyperDic website...
sort > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.
Synonymskind, form, variety
Narrowerdescription; type; antitype; art form; style; flavor, flavour; color, colour; species; genus; brand, make; genre; ilk; manner; model; stripe; the like, the likes of
Broadercategory
Verbssort
sort > noun 2, attribute
MeaningAn approximate definition or example.
Examples"she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"
Broadersimilarity
sort > noun 3, person
MeaningA person of a particular character or nature.
Examples"what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
sort > noun 4, process
MeaningAn operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion.
Examples"the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sorting"
Synonymssorting
Broaderoperation
Verbssort; sort
sort > verb 1, social
MeaningExamine in order to test suitability.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonymsscreen, screen out, sieve
Broaderchoose, take, select, pick out
Nounssort
sort > verb 2, cognition
MeaningArrange or order by classes or categories.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsclassify, class, assort, sort out, separate
Entailscompare
Entailed byidentify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
Narrowerunitize, unitise; catalogue, catalog; isolate; refer; reclassify; size; dichotomize, dichotomise; pigeonhole, stereotype, stamp; group; grade; count, number
Broadercategorize, categorise
Nounssorter; sort, sorting; sorter; sort; sorting

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