Sorting
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of separating into sorts.
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verb.
Present participle of
sort
.
noun.
ordering
noun.
categorizing
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noun.
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
noun.
grouping by class or kind or size
noun.
the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
Word Usage
"They know who the socks belong to so they can help in sorting the washing."
cross-reference
dry-sorting
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
operation
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
aborting
cavorting
consorting
courting
deporting
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
EDP
analysis
analyzing
appraisal
arrangement
verb-stem
sort