Noun
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an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
"the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"
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a person of a particular character or nature
"what sort of person is he?"
"he's a good sort"
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an approximate definition or example
"she wore a sort of magenta dress"
"she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"
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a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
"sculpture is a form of art"
"what kinds of desserts are there?"
Verb
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arrange or order by classes or categories
"How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
- sort out -
examine in order to test suitability
"screen these samples"
"screen the job applicants"
- screen out