Definitions:

1. a person of a particular character or nature noun
   • what sort of person is he?
2. an approximate definition or example noun
   • They wore a sort of magenta garment.
3. an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion noun
   • the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting
4. to deal with or have fixed something to a satisfactory level verb
   • I'll sort out cleaning the dishes.

Synonyms:

• class
• form
• screen
• sorting

NearBy Words:

• sorted
• sorter
• sortie
• sorting
• sortition