Dictionary Check: sort

"sort" is a valid word!

Scrabble 4 points
Words with Friends 4 points

Definition

noun

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

Example: "sculpture is a form of art"
Synonyms:
noun

an approximate definition or example

Example: "she wore a sort of magenta dress"
noun

a person of a particular character or nature

Example: "what sort of person is he?"
noun

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

Example: "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"
Synonyms:
verb

examine in order to test suitability

Example: "screen these samples"
Synonyms:
verb

arrange or order by classes or categories

Example: "How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric?"

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