1. (

• kind ,
• sort ,
• form ,
• variety ,

) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" ;

2. (

• sort

) an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing" ;

3. (

• sort

) a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort" ;

4. (

• sort ,
• sorting

) an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting" ;

1. (

• screen ,
• screen_out ,
• sieve ,
• sort

) examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" ;

2. (

• classify ,
• class ,
• sort ,
• assort ,
• sort_out ,
• separate

) arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards;