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Moderatesorts
The correct spelling is sorts.
How to pronounce sorts
/sɔːts/
nounIPA: /sɔːts/
Say it like: Sor-ts
The correct spelling is sorts. A general type. For example: "I had a sort of my cupboard."
Usage Examples
“I had a sort of my cupboard.”
“Popular algorithms for sorts include quicksort and heapsort.”
“Sort the letters in those bags into a separate pile for each language.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A general type.
- 2.Manner; form of being or acting.
- 3.Condition above the vulgar; rank.
- 4.A person evaluated in a certain way (bad, good, strange, etc.).
- 5.Group, company.
verb
- 1.To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
- 2.To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.
- 3.To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class.
- 4.To conform; to adapt; to accommodate.
- 5.To choose from a number; to select; to cull.
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