| sort | (noun) an approximate definition or example | - |
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| (noun) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality | Synonyms: form, kind, variety |
| (noun) a person of a particular character or nature | - |
| (noun) an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion | Synonyms: sorting |
| (verb) arrange or order by classes or categories | Synonyms: assort, class, classify, separate, sort out |
| (verb) examine in order to test suitability | Synonyms: screen, screen out, sieve |
| sorted | (adjective) arranged into groups | Synonyms: grouped |
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| (adjective) arranged according to size | - |
| sorter | (noun) a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes | - |
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| (noun) a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office) | - |
| sortie | (noun) a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position | Synonyms: sally |
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| (noun) (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) | - |
| sorting | (noun) grouping by class or kind or size | - |
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| (noun) the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories | Synonyms: categorisation, categorization, classification |
| (noun) an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion | Synonyms: sort |
| sortition | (noun) making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn | Synonyms: casting lots, drawing lots |
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