Dictionary Check: sort
"sort" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Example:
"sculpture is a form of art"
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"
verb
examine in order to test suitability
Example:
"screen these samples"
verb
arrange or order by classes or categories
Example:
"How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric?"
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