sort

Meanings

• a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
• an approximate definition or example
  • "she wore a sort of magenta dress"
  • "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"
• a person of a particular character or nature
  • "what sort of person is he?"
  • "he's a good sort"
• an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
  • "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"
• examine in order to test suitability
• arrange or order by classes or categories

Synonyms

assort, class, classify, form, kind, screen, screen out, separate, sieve, sort out, sorting, variety