Word Finder - sorting

definition

To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.

example

Sort the letters in those bags into a separate pile for each language.

synonyms

• categorize
• class
• classify
• group

definition

To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.

example

Sort those bells into a row in ascending sequence of pitch.

synonyms

• order
• rank

definition

To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class.

definition

To conform; to adapt; to accommodate.

definition

To choose from a number; to select; to cull.

definition

To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree.

definition

To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.

definition

To fix (a problem) or handle (a task).

synonyms

• sort out

definition

To attack physically.

example

If he comes nosing around here again I'll sort him!

synonyms

• sort out

definition

Ordering.

definition

Categorizing.

Dustin began sorting through them.

Gerry tapped the table for a moment then began sorting the names.

Sorting the clothes, she put a load in the washer and started it.

Fred began sorting through his papers, taking his time, building the suspense.

Getting new ideas for Disney pages and looking at sample layouts can provide interesting ways to organize pages and help you with the initial work of sorting the pictures into different themes.

Consider some of these themes for sorting your pictures and memories from your trip.

Instead of worrying about the theme, try sorting your stickers by color.

Sometimes talking to someone who is not so emotionally attached to you (a school counselor, a professional therapist) can be really helpful in sorting out your feelings and expectations.

Although the Internet has revolutionized the way we, as tourists, plan our vacations, it has also opened up a vast world of information, and sorting through that information can be a daunting task at times.

Getting a divorce and sorting out child custody issues is messy but the Spears/Federline divorce is turning out to be messier than most.

He leaned back in his chair again and stretched his legs out, his piercing gaze sorting through the secrets of her mind.

She was leisurely sorting through everything.

Cowell's big break in the industry started in the company's mail room, where his star-quality sorting abilities set the stage for bigger and better things - much bigger and better.

You can also browse through the site, sorting listings by cause of death or alphabetically by first or last name.

Magic Kids & Company has a selection for all ages of children, and sorting by brand name means you always find exactly what you are looking for if they have it in stock.

The trouble with identifying the cheapest online MBA (Master of Science in Business Administration degree program) is sorting out the diploma mills from the accredited, high-quality degree programs.

You will probably have to do a bit of sorting to separate the true rescue shelters from breeders hoping to profit from online sales.

To help you sort through these selections, you have the option of sorting by bestselling, customer reviews, price of low to high or high to low, and new arrivals.

Where black and oolong teas go through withering, rolling, oxidizing, drying, and sorting, green and white teas are not oxidized, or fermented, as part of processing.

Be sure to consult the guide to sorting the real Oakleys out from the fakes before you make your purchase.

As the unfortunate Baudelaires, you are given the job of sorting out where in the scene everyone and everything was.

Within two years of starting, theduo had created their first commercial wine, using quality control techniques including top-drawer vineyard sourcing, as well as harvesting, sorting, and pressing by hand.

The bins are then put on the truck and shipped out to the winery for sorting, de-stemming and crushing.

Anyone can tell the red wine from the white, but it can get a little more confusing when you start sorting wines by name.

Between the legal issues of selling an estate and the matters of sorting through personal belongings, families are usually left feeling exhausted, frustrated and drained.

You will end up sorting through far less material than if you read random poetry by various authors.

Sorting, making patterns, and learning shapes are all good ways to give your child a great start in Math.

Math will often take the form of sorting, creating patterns, counting and measuring.

Sorting through them to find what you need is challenging, but thanks to the miracle of technology, a lot more convenient than ever before.

This includes handling and sorting drill tools, piping tools, cement equipment and other materials.

It is easy to spend hours sorting through pregnancy outfits only to leave empty handed.

If you wear a hard to find size, you may have better luck shopping online than sorting through the clearance racks at your local store.

I decided to just fish stringers on my rods and set about sorting out the bottom rigs.

Deidre lay awake in bed for quite a while, sorting through the events of the weekend.

Dean spent the remainder of the work­day sorting reports and more closely reviewing the Byrne papers.

This sorting can occur spontaneously to a limited extent; while if we could carry it out as far as we pleased we might transform the whole of the heat of a body into work.

Few can doubt that, if not the whole cause, it is a very important factor in that operation; and that it must play a great part in the sorting out of varieties into those which are transitory and those which are permanent.

Sometimes a site can be found for the sorting sidings where the natural slope of the ground is sufficiently steep to make the wagons run down of themselves.

Here, at the highest level, there are a number of " upper reception lines " converging to a single line which leads to a group of " sorting sidings " at a lower level.

Meanwhile his cousin Nestor L'Hote, the friend and fellow-traveller of Champollion, died, and upon Mariette devolved the task of sorting the papers of the deceased savant.

In more modern times there has been the same excavation of shallow pits, and sluicing, sifting and sorting, by hand labour, the only machinery used being chain pumps made of earthen bowls to remove the water from the deeper pits.

As such strainers were further improved, by sorting the sand and gravel, and using the fine sand only at the surface, better clarification of the water was obtained; but chemical analysis indicated, or was at the time thought to indicate, that that improvement was practically confined to clarification, as the dissolved impurities in the water were certainly very little changed.

You will then be able to sort the nodes by ID using alphabetical sorting.

Is much of your writing a process of sorting out and confronting personal demons?

A term used in sorting rough diamonds for size.

In the online era, it merely means digital sorting of the pointers to the content.

Damian Burrin had been busy sorting out his RAF traffic cone (now somewhat legendary ), complete with 38mm MMT and video downlink.

How does setting the default locale affect the results of sorting?

Work at the depot was extremely methodical just like in a modern Royal Mail sorting office.

It would also provide insights into potential transport paths (via grain size and sorting analyzes) and likely sediment provenance.