| disorder | | |
| n. (state) | 1. disorder, upset | a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning.; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" |
| ~ immunological disorder | a disorder of the immune system. |
| ~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. |
| ~ functional disorder | disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified. |
| ~ organic disorder | disorder caused by a detectable physiological or structural change in an organ. |
| ~ abocclusion | the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting. |
| ~ abruptio placentae | a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus. |
| ~ achlorhydria | an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach. |
| ~ acholia, cholestasis | a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed. |
| ~ achylia, achylia gastrica | absence of gastric juices (partial or complete). |
| ~ acute brain disorder, acute organic brain syndrome | any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection). |
| ~ ailment, complaint, ill | an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining. |
| ~ eating disorder | a disorder of the normal eating routine. |
| ~ bladder disorder | a disorder of the urinary bladder. |
| ~ cardiovascular disease | a disease of the heart or blood vessels. |
| ~ celiac disease | a disorder in children and adults; inability to tolerate wheat protein (gluten); symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation; often accompanied by lactose intolerance. |
| ~ cheilosis, perleche | a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin. |
| ~ choking | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx). |
| ~ colpoxerosis | a condition in which the vagina is unusually dry. |
| ~ degenerative disorder | condition leading to progressive loss of function. |
| ~ dysaphia | a disorder in the sense of touch. |
| ~ dysosmia, olfactory impairment, parosamia | a disorder in the sense of smell. |
| ~ dysphagia | condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful. |
| ~ dysuria | painful or difficult urination. |
| ~ failure | loss of ability to function normally.; "kidney failure" |
| ~ fantods | an ill-defined state of irritability and distress. |
| ~ adenosis, gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder | a disorder of the glands of the body. |
| ~ hyperactivity | a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement. |
| ~ impacted tooth, impaction | a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally. |
| ~ impaction | a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon. |
| ~ learning disability, learning disorder | a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills. |
| ~ malocclusion | (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally. |
| ~ idiopathic disease, idiopathic disorder, idiopathy | any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause. |
| ~ folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, disturbance | (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness. |
| ~ metabolic disorder | a disorder or defect of metabolism. |
| ~ nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder | a disorder of the nervous system. |
| ~ hydrocele | disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum). |
| ~ sleep disorder | a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern. |
| ~ strangulation | the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage. |
| ~ haematocolpometra, hematocolpometra | accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus. |
| ~ haematocolpos, hematocolpos | accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen). |
| ~ defect of speech, speech defect, speech disorder | a disorder of oral speech. |
| ~ psilosis, sprue, tropical sprue | a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation. |
| n. (state) | 2. disorder, disorderliness | a condition in which things are not in their expected places.; "the files are in complete disorder" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| ~ shambles | a condition of great disorder. |
| ~ untidiness | the condition of being untidy. |
| ~ mess, messiness, muss, mussiness | a state of confusion and disorderliness.; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" |
| ~ disarrangement, disorganisation, disorganization | a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted. |
| ~ clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter | a confused multitude of things. |
| n. (state) | 3. disorder | a disturbance of the peace or of public order. |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ anarchy, lawlessness | a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government). |
| ~ instability | an unstable order. |
| ~ confusion | disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably.; "the army retreated in confusion" |
| ~ rioting, riot | a state of disorder involving group violence. |
| ~ rowdiness, rowdyism, disorderliness, roughness | rowdy behavior. |
| ~ commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter | a disorderly outburst or tumult.; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" |
| ~ discord, strife | lack of agreement or harmony. |
| ~ sturm und drang, upheaval, turbulence | a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally).; "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble, unhinge | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" |
| ~ vex, worry | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" |
| ~ disturb, trouble, upset | move deeply.; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" |
| v. (change) | 5. disarray, disorder | bring disorder to. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ mess, mess up | make a mess of or create disorder in.; "He messed up his room" |
| ~ throw out of kilter, derange, perturb | throw into great confusion or disorder.; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" |
| ~ disarrange | disturb the arrangement of.; "disarrange the papers" |
| ~ throw together, jumble, scramble | bring into random order. |
| lay out | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. array, lay out, range, set out | lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line.; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ compart | lay out in parts according to a plan. |
| v. (change) | 2. lay out, set, set up | get ready for a particular purpose or event.; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" |
| ~ gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| v. (possession) | 3. lay out | spend or invest.; "lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit" |
| ~ expend, spend, drop | pay out.; "spend money" |
| v. (communication) | 4. lay out, present, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| ~ argue, reason | present reasons and arguments. |
| ~ argue, indicate | give evidence of.; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" |
| ~ spin | twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation.; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing" |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. lay out | provide a detailed plan or design.; "She laid out her plans for the new house" |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
| ~ block out | plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general. |
| ~ loft | lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull. |
| range | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:.; "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" |
| ~ extent | the distance or area or volume over which something extends.; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" |
| ~ approximate range, ballpark | near to the scope or range of something.; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" |
| ~ confines | a bounded scope.; "he stayed within the confines of the city" |
| ~ contrast | the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness). |
| ~ internationality, internationalism | quality of being international in scope.; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" |
| ~ latitude | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction. |
| ~ purview, horizon, view | the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated.; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" |
| ~ expanse, sweep | a wide scope.; "the sweep of the plains" |
| ~ gamut | a complete extent or range:.; "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" |
| ~ spectrum | a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities. |
| ~ palette, pallet | the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art. |
| n. (location) | 2. range, reach | the limits within which something can be effective.; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" |
| ~ earreach, earshot, hearing | the range within which a voice can be heard.; "the children were told to stay within earshot" |
| ~ eyeshot, view | the range of the eye.; "they were soon out of view" |
| ~ limit | as far as something can go. |
| ~ rifle range, rifle shot | the distance that a rifle bullet will carry.; "the target was out of rifle range" |
| n. (location) | 3. range | a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze.; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range" |
| ~ home range, home territory | the area in which an animal normally ranges. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (object) | 4. chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains | a series of hills or mountains.; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" |
| ~ adirondack mountains, adirondacks | a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area. |
| ~ admiralty range | mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land. |
| ~ alaska range | a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley. |
| ~ alleghenies, allegheny mountains | the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia. |
| ~ alps, the alps | a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction. |
| ~ altai mountains, altay mountains | a mountain range in central Asia that extends a thousand miles from Kazakhstan eastward into western Mongolia and northern China. |
| ~ andes | a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast. |
| ~ apennines | a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula. |
| ~ appalachian mountains, appalachians | a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States. |
| ~ atlas mountains | a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia. |
| ~ australian alps | a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range. |
| ~ balkan mountain range, balkan mountains, balkans | the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula. |
| ~ berkshire hills, berkshires | a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area. |
| ~ black hills | mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore. |
| ~ blue ridge, blue ridge mountains | a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia. |
| ~ cantabrian mountains | a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay. |
| ~ carpathian mountains, carpathians | a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area. |
| ~ cascade mountains, cascade range, cascades | a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range. |
| ~ catskill mountains, catskills | a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas. |
| ~ caucasus, caucasus mountains | the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia. |
| ~ coast mountains, coast range | a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California. |
| ~ cumberland mountains, cumberland plateau | the southwestern part of the Appalachians. |
| ~ dolomite alps | an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone. |
| ~ geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth. |
| ~ eastern highlands, great dividing range | a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia. |
| ~ great smoky mountains | part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee. |
| ~ green mountains | a range of the Appalachian Mountains that extends from south to north through Vermont. |
| ~ guadalupe mountains | a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains. |
| ~ himalaya, himalaya mountains, himalayas | a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain. |
| ~ hindu kush, hindu kush mountains | a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas. |
| ~ karakoram, karakoram range, karakorum range, mustagh, mustagh range | a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak. |
| ~ kuenlun, kuenlun mountains, kunlan shan, kunlun, kunlun mountains | a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles. |
| ~ massif | a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range. |
| ~ mesabi range | a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887. |
| ~ mount carmel | a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast.; "according to the Old Testament, Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel" |
| ~ nan ling | a mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west. |
| ~ ozark mountains, ozark plateau, ozarks | an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma. |
| ~ pamir mountains, the pamirs | a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China. |
| ~ mountain pass, notch, pass | the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks.; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" |
| ~ pyrenees | a chain of mountains between France and Spain. |
| ~ rhodope mountains | a mountain range in the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe; extends along the border between Greece and Bulgaria. |
| ~ rockies, rocky mountains | the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide. |
| ~ sacramento mountains | mountain range in New Mexico to the east of the Rio Grande. |
| ~ san juan mountains | a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains. |
| ~ sayan mountains | a range of mountains in southern Siberia to the west of Lake Baikal; contain important mineral deposits. |
| ~ selkirk mountains | a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia. |
| ~ sierra | a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline). |
| ~ sierra madre occidental | a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline. |
| ~ sierra madre oriental | a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico. |
| ~ high sierra, sierra nevada mountains, sierra nevada | a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney. |
| ~ sierra nevada | a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast to the east of Granada. |
| ~ st. elias mountains, st. elias range | a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory. |
| ~ taconic mountains | a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. |
| ~ teton range | a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton. |
| ~ tien shan, tyan shan | a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles. |
| ~ transylvanian alps | a range of the southern Carpathian Mountains extending across central Romania. |
| ~ tyrolean alps | a popular tourist area in the Tyrol. |
| ~ ural mountains, urals | a mountain range in western Russia extending from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. range | a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds.; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice" |
| ~ facility, installation | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry.; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
| ~ practice range | a place for practicing golf shots. |
| ~ rifle range | a range where people can practice shooting rifles.; "during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges" |
| ~ test range | a range for conducting tests. |
| n. (group) | 6. range | a variety of different things or activities.; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection" |
| ~ band | a range of frequencies between two limits. |
| ~ assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things.; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" |
| n. (group) | 7. image, range, range of a function | (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined.; "the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ set | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols.; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" |
| n. (cognition) | 8. compass, grasp, range, reach | the limit of capability.; "within the compass of education" |
| ~ capableness, potentiality, capability | an aptitude that may be developed. |
| ~ ken, sight | the range of vision.; "out of sight of land" |
| n. (artifact) | 9. cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, range, stove | a kitchen appliance used for cooking food.; "dinner was already on the stove" |
| ~ charcoal burner | a stove that burns charcoal as fuel. |
| ~ cookstove | a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove). |
| ~ electric range | a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power. |
| ~ gas cooker, gas range, gas stove | a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas. |
| ~ grate, grating | a frame of iron bars to hold a fire. |
| ~ kitchen appliance | a home appliance used in preparing food. |
| ~ potbelly stove, potbelly | a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned. |
| ~ primus stove, primus | a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers. |
| ~ spirit stove | a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol. |
| v. (stative) | 10. range, run | change or be different within limits.; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ extend, run, lead, pass, go | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" |
| ~ lead, run | cause something to pass or lead somewhere.; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" |
| v. (motion) | 11. cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ maunder | wander aimlessly. |
| ~ gad, gallivant, jazz around | wander aimlessly in search of pleasure. |
| ~ drift, err, stray | wander from a direct course or at random.; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" |
| ~ wander | go via an indirect route or at no set pace.; "After dinner, we wandered into town" |
| v. (stative) | 12. range | have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun.; "This gun ranges over two miles" |
| ~ carry | be conveyed over a certain distance.; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house" |
| v. (stative) | 13. range, straddle | range or extend over; occupy a certain area.; "The plants straddle the entire state" |
| ~ constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
| ~ spread-eagle | stretch over.; "His residences spread-eagle the entire county" |
| v. (contact) | 14. browse, crop, graze, pasture, range | feed as in a meadow or pasture.; "the herd was grazing" |
| ~ eat, feed | take in food; used of animals only.; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" |
| ~ range | let eat.; "range the animals in the prairie" |
| ~ pasture, graze, crop | let feed in a field or pasture or meadow. |
| v. (consumption) | 15. range | let eat.; "range the animals in the prairie" |
| ~ feed, give | give food to.; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
| ~ graze, browse, pasture, crop, range | feed as in a meadow or pasture.; "the herd was grazing" |
| v. (cognition) | 16. grade, order, place, range, rank, rate | assign a rank or rating to.; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" |
| ~ superordinate | place in a superior order or rank.; "These two notions are superordinated to a third" |
| ~ shortlist | put someone or something on a short list. |
| ~ seed | distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds. |
| ~ reorder | assign a new order to. |
| ~ subordinate | rank or order as less important or consider of less value.; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" |
| ~ prioritise, prioritize | assign a priority to.; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" |
| ~ sequence | arrange in a sequence. |
| ~ downgrade | rate lower; lower in value or esteem. |
| ~ upgrade | rate higher; raise in value or esteem. |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| sort | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. form, kind, sort, variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
| ~ category | a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme. |
| ~ description | sort or variety.; "every description of book was there" |
| ~ type | a subdivision of a particular kind of thing.; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?" |
| ~ antitype | an opposite or contrasting type. |
| ~ art form | (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture). |
| ~ style | a particular kind (as to appearance).; "this style of shoe is in demand" |
| ~ flavour, flavor | (physics) the six kinds of quarks. |
| ~ colour, color | (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction.; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors" |
| ~ species | a specific kind of something.; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy" |
| ~ genus | a general kind of something.; "ignore the genus communism" |
| ~ make, brand | a recognizable kind.; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" |
| ~ genre | a kind of literary or artistic work. |
| ~ ilk, like | a kind of person.; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk" |
| ~ manner | a kind.; "what manner of man are you?" |
| ~ model | a type of product.; "his car was an old model" |
| ~ stripe | a kind or category.; "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal" |
| ~ like, the like, the likes of | a similar kind.; "dogs, foxes, and the like"; "we don't want the likes of you around here" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. sort | an approximate definition or example.; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing" |
| ~ similarity | the quality of being similar. |
| n. (person) | 3. sort | a person of a particular character or nature.; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| n. (process) | 4. sort, sorting | an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion.; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting" |
| ~ operation | (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction).; "it can perform millions of operations per second" |
| v. (social) | 5. screen, screen out, sieve, sort | examine in order to test suitability.; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out | arrange or order by classes or categories.; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" |
| ~ unitise, unitize | separate or classify into units.; "The hospital was unitized for efficiency" |
| ~ catalogue, catalog | make an itemized list or catalog of; classify.; "He is cataloguing his photographic negatives" |
| ~ compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of.; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" |
| ~ isolate | separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them. |
| ~ refer | think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another.; "This plant can be referred to a known species" |
| ~ reclassify | classify anew, change the previous classification.; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species" |
| ~ size | sort according to size. |
| ~ dichotomise, dichotomize | divide into two opposing groups or kinds. |
| ~ stereotype, pigeonhole, stamp | treat or classify according to a mental stereotype.; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" |
| ~ group | arrange into a group or groups.; "Can you group these shapes together?" |
| ~ categorise, categorize | place into or assign to a category.; "Children learn early on to categorize" |
| ~ grade | determine the grade of or assign a grade to. |
| ~ number, count | put into a group.; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members" |
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