sort
     n 1: a category of things distinguished by some common
          characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art";
          "what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: {kind}, {form},
           {variety}]
     2: an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of
        magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert
        thing"
     3: a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of
        person is he?"; "he's a good sort"
     4: an operation that segregates items into groups according to
        a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery it
        the process of sorting" [syn: {sorting}]
     v 1: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these
          samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: {screen}, {screen
          out}, {sieve}]
     2: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you
        classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
        [syn: {classify}, {class}, {assort}, {sort out}, {separate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0