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sort S0572100 (sôrt)n.1. A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind. See Usage Note at kind2.2. Character or nature: books of a subversive sort.3. One that exemplifies the characteristics of or serves a similar function to another: "A large dinner-party ... made a sort of general introduction for her to the society of the neighbourhood" (George Eliot).4. A person; an individual: The clerk is a decent sort.5. Computers An operation that arranges data in a specified way: did an alphabetic sort on the columns of data.6. Archaic A way of acting or behaving: "in this sort the simple household lived / From day to day" (William Wordsworth).v. sort·ed, sort·ing, sorts v.tr.1. To place or arrange according to class, kind, or size; classify: sorted the books into boxes by genre. See Synonyms at arrange.2. To separate from others: sort the wheat from the chaff.v.intr.1. To make a search or examination of a collection of things: sorted through the laundry looking for a matching sock.2. To be or become arranged in a certain way.Phrasal Verb: sort out1. To separate from others: sorted out the books to be donated to the library.2. To clarify or resolve: She tried to sort out her problems.3. To bring or restore to health or good condition: A good night's sleep will sort you out.4. To reprimand or punish (someone) for a mistake or offense.Idioms: after a sort In a haphazard or imperfect way: managed to paint the chair after a sort.of sorts/a sort1. Of a mediocre or inferior kind: a constitutional government of a sort.2. Of one kind or another: knew many folktales of sorts. out of sorts1. Slightly ill.2. Irritable; cross: The teacher is out of sorts this morning. sort of Informal Somewhat; rather: "Gambling and prostitution ... have been prohibited, but only sort of" (George F. Will).
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sors, sort-, lot; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]
sort′a·ble adj.sort′er n.sorted (ˈsɔːtɪd) interjan exclamation of satisfaction, approval, etcadj (Recreational Drugs) possessing the desired recreational drugsThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sorted - arranged according to sizesized - having a specified size | | 2. | sorted - arranged into groupsgroupedclassified - arranged into classes |
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sorted[′sȯrd·əd] (geology) Pertaining to a nongenetic group of patterned-ground features displaying a border of stones, including boulders, commonly alternating with very small particles, including silt, sand, and clay. Pertaining to an unconsolidated sediment or a cemented detrital rock consisting of particles of essentially uniform size or of particles lying within the limits of a single grade. sorted
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