Description vs. Sort
Difference Between Description and Sort
Descriptionnoun
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
Sortnoun
A general type.
Descriptionnoun
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
Sortnoun
Manner; form of being or acting.
Descriptionnoun
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.Sortnoun
(obsolete) Condition above the vulgar; rank.
Descriptionnoun
(taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.Sortnoun
(informal) A person evaluated in a certain way (bad, good, strange, etc.).
Descriptionnoun
a statement that represents something in words
Sortnoun
(dated) Group, company.
Descriptionnoun
the act of describing something
Sortnoun
A good-looking woman.
Descriptionnoun
sort or variety;
every description of book was thereSortnoun
An act of sorting.
I had a sort of my cupboard.Sortnoun
(computing) An algorithm for sorting a list of items into a particular sequence.
Popular algorithms for sorts include quicksort and heapsort.Sortnoun
(typography) A piece of metal type used to print one letter, character, or symbol in a particular size and style.
Sortnoun
(mathematics) A type.
Sortnoun
(obsolete) Chance; lot; destiny.
Sortnoun
(obsolete) A full set of anything, such as a pair of shoes, or a suit of clothes.
Sortverb
(transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
Sort the letters in those bags into a separate pile for each language that you recognise; sort the rest into a common pile for later attention.Sortverb
(transitive) To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.
Sort those bells into a row in ascending sequence of pitch: lowest tones on the left; highest on the right.Sortverb
(transitive) To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class.
Sortverb
To conform; to adapt; to accommodate.
Sortverb
To choose from a number; to select; to cull.
Sortverb
(intransitive) To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree.
Sortverb
(intransitive) To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.
Sortverb
To fix a problem or handle a task; to sort out.
Sortnoun
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality;
sculpture is a form of artwhat kinds of desserts are there?Sortnoun
an approximate definition or example;
she wore a sort of magenta dressshe served a creamy sort of dessert thingSortnoun
a person of a particular character or nature;
what sort of person is he?he's a good sortSortnoun
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion;
the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sortingSortverb
examine in order to test suitability;
screen these samplesscreen the job applicantsSortverb
arrange or order by classes or categories;
How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
