Synonyms: sort
Definition: an approximate definition or example
Usage: she wore a sort of magenta dress; she served a creamy sort of dessert thing
Similar words: similarity
Definition: the quality of being similar
Synonyms: form, kind, sort, variety
Definition: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Usage: sculpture is a form of art; what kinds of desserts are there?
Similar words: category
Definition: a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
Synonyms: sort
Definition: a person of a particular character or nature
Usage: what sort of person is he?; he's a good sort
Similar words: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual
Definition: a human being
Usage: there was too much for one person to do
Definition: an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
Usage: the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting
Similar words: operation
Definition: (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
Usage: it can perform millions of operations per second
Synonyms: class, classify, assort, separate, sort, sort out
Definition: arrange or order by classes or categories
Usage: How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
Similar words: categorise, categorize
Definition: place into or assign to a category
Usage: Children learn early on to categorize
Synonyms: sieve, screen, screen out, sort
Definition: examine in order to test suitability
Usage: screen these samples; screen the job applicants
Similar words: select, choose, take, pick out
Definition: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Usage: Take any one of these cards; Choose a good husband for your daughter; She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her