sort : Idioms & Phrases
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ill-sorted
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adjective satellite not easy to combine harmoniously
unsuited; mismated; incompatible.
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Out of sorts
(Print.) , with some letters or sorts of type deficient or exhausted in the case or font; hence, colloquially, out of order; ill; vexed; disturbed.
Webster 1913
sort of
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adverb to some (great or small) extent
rather; kind of; kinda.
- it was rather cold
- the party was rather nice
- the knife is rather dull
- I rather regret that I cannot attend
- He's rather good at playing the cello
- he is kind of shy
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sort out
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verb arrange or order by classes or categories
sort; separate; assort; class; classify.
- How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
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verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
crystallise; illuminate; straighten out; elucidate; clear; clear up; crystallize; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
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verb punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
discipline; correct.
- The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
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sort program
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noun a utility program that sorts data items
sort program.
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sorting algorithm
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noun an algorithm for sorting a list
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sorting program
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noun a utility program that sorts data items
sort program.
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To run upon sorts
(Print.) , to use or require a greater number of some particular letters, figures, or marks than the regular proportion, as, for example, in making an index.