nnoun.processan operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterionSynset:sort
Examples:- the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting
Derivationally Related Form:sort
Hypernyms:operation
Inherited Hypernyms:sortoperationdata processingprocessingprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.cognitionthe basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categoriesSynset:categorisation categorization classification
Derivationally Related Form:categorizeclassify
Hypernyms:basic cognitive process
Inherited Hypernyms:classificationbasic cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:appraisalascriptionassessmentattributioncoordinationcross-classificationcross-divisionsubsumption
Full Hyponyms:acid testanimatismapgar scoreappraisalassayattributionbond ratingcoordinationcountercheckcritical appraisalcriticismcross-classificationdecileevaluationexamenexternalizationgrade pointimputationknockmarkovervaluationpaternity testpercentileprice gougingpricingquartilereappraisalreevaluationself-criticismstocktakingstress testsubsumptiontreadmill testunderevaluationundervaluationzoomorphism
nnoun.actgrouping by class or kind or sizeDerivationally Related Form:sort
Hypernyms:grouping
Inherited Hypernyms:sortinggroupingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:separationtriage
Full Hyponyms:separationthreshingtriagewinnow
vverb.socialexamine in order to test suitabilitySynset:screen screen out sieve sort
Examples:- screen these samples
- screen the job applicants
Derivationally Related Form:screeningsortscreener
Hypernyms:choose pick out select take
Inherited Hypernyms:screenchoosedecide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionarrange or order by classes or categoriesSynset:assort class classify separate sort sort out
Examples:- How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
Derivationally Related Form:classassortmentsortingclassificatorysortersortclassificationclassifier
Hypernyms:categorise categorize
Inherited Hypernyms:classifycategorizereasonthink
Direct Hyponyms:catalogcataloguecountdichotomisedichotomizegradegroupisolatenumberpigeonholereclassifyrefersizestampstereotypeunitiseunitize
Entailment:compare
Full Troponyms:batchbracketcataloguecollocatecountdichotomizegradegroupisolatepigeonholereclassifyreferregroupsizeunitize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody