Hyphenation of sort

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sort

Definitions of sort:

1.
A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Sculpture is a form of art What kinds of desserts are there?
2.
An approximate definition or example
She wore a sort of magenta dress She served a creamy sort of dessert thing
3.
A person of a particular character or nature
What sort of person is he? He's a good sort
4.
An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting
5.
Examine in order to test suitability
Screen these samples Screen the job applicants
6.
Arrange or order by classes or categories
How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?

Synonyms of sort:

noun kind, form, variety, category
noun similarity
noun person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
noun sorting, operation
verb screen, screen out, sieve, choose, take, select, pick out
verb classify, class, assort, sort out, separate, categorize, categorise

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