sort
English Thesaurus
1. an approximate definition or example (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | similarity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being similar (noun.attribute) |
2. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | category, |
| definition | : | a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | description, |
| definition | : | sort or variety (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | type, |
| definition | : | a subdivision of a particular kind of thing (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | antitype, |
| definition | : | an opposite or contrasting type (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | art form, |
| definition | : | (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | style, |
| definition | : | a particular kind (as to appearance) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | flavor, flavour, |
| definition | : | (physics) the six kinds of quarks (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | color, colour, |
| definition | : | (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | species, |
| definition | : | a specific kind of something (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | genus, |
| definition | : | a general kind of something (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | brand, make, |
| definition | : | a recognizable kind (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | genre, |
| definition | : | a kind of literary or artistic work (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | ilk, like, |
| definition | : | a kind of person (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | manner, |
| definition | : | a kind (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | model, |
| definition | : | a type of product (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | stripe, |
| definition | : | a kind or category (noun.cognition) |
3. a person of a particular character or nature (noun.person)
4. an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | 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) (noun.process) |
5. arrange or order by classes or categories (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | unitise, unitize, |
| definition | : | separate or classify into units (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | catalog, catalogue, |
| definition | : | make an itemized list or catalog of; classify (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | isolate, |
| definition | : | separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | refer, |
| definition | : | think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | reclassify, |
| definition | : | classify anew, change the previous classification (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | size, |
| definition | : | sort according to size (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | group, |
| definition | : | arrange into a group or groups (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | grade, |
| definition | : | determine the grade of or assign a grade to (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | count, number, |
| definition | : | put into a group (verb.stative) |
| entail | : | compare, |
| definition | : | examine and note the similarities or differences of (verb.cognition) |
6. examine in order to test suitability (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | choose, pick out, select, take, |
| definition | : | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition) |
7. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out, assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out, |
| definition | : | arrange or order by classes or categories (verb.cognition) |
8. an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (noun.process)
9. arrange or order by classes or categories (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | sorting, |
| definition | : | grouping by class or kind or size (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sorter, |
| definition | : | a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | form, kind, sort, variety, |
| definition | : | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | category, class, family, |
| definition | : | a collection of things sharing a common attribute (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | class, |
| definition | : | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | class, division, |
| definition | : | a league ranked by quality (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | classifier, |
| definition | : | a person who creates classifications (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sorter, |
| definition | : | a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sort, sorting, |
| definition | : | an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | classificatory, |
| definition | : | relating to or involving classification: (adj.pert) |
10. examine in order to test suitability (verb.social)
| derivation | : | screening, |
| definition | : | testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | screener, |
| definition | : | a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sort, sorting, |
| definition | : | an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (noun.process) |
11. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out, assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out, |
| definition | : | arrange or order by classes or categories (verb.cognition) |
12. an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (noun.process)
13. arrange or order by classes or categories (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | sorting, |
| definition | : | grouping by class or kind or size (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sorter, |
| definition | : | a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | form, kind, sort, variety, |
| definition | : | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | category, class, family, |
| definition | : | a collection of things sharing a common attribute (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | class, |
| definition | : | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | class, division, |
| definition | : | a league ranked by quality (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | classifier, |
| definition | : | a person who creates classifications (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sorter, |
| definition | : | a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sort, sorting, |
| definition | : | an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | classificatory, |
| definition | : | relating to or involving classification: (adj.pert) |
14. examine in order to test suitability (verb.social)
| derivation | : | screening, |
| definition | : | testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | screener, |
| definition | : | a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sort, sorting, |
| definition | : | an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (noun.process) |
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