sort

(noun) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality. Synonyms: kind, form, variety. Examples: "Sculpture is a form of art." "What kinds of desserts are there?."

(noun) an approximate definition or example. Examples: "She wore a sort of magenta dress." "She served a creamy sort of dessert thing."

(noun) a person of a particular character or nature. Examples: "What sort of person is he?." "He's a good sort."

(noun) an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion. Synonyms: sorting. Examples: "The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting."

(verb) examine in order to test suitability. Synonyms: screen, screen out, sieve. Examples: "Screen these samples." "Screen the job applicants."

(verb) arrange or order by classes or categories. Synonyms: classify, class, assort, sort out, separate. Examples: "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?."