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kindnounHaving a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
formnoun(heading, physical) To do with shape.
varietynoun(countable) A collection or number of different things.
separateverb(transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
classnoun(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
sievenounA device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
screennounA physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
sort outverb(transitive) To fix (a problem).
assortverb(transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
classifyverbto identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
sortingnounOrdering.
screen outverb(transitive, figuratively) To exclude selectively.

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classifyverbto identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
assortverb(transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
classnoun(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
formnoun(heading, physical) To do with shape.
kindnounA type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
sort outverb(transitive) To fix (a problem).
varietynoun(countable) A collection or number of different things.
separatenoun(usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
screennounA physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
screen outverb(transitive, figuratively) To exclude selectively.
sievenounA device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
sorternounA machine or algorithm that performs sorting.
sortationnoun(countable) A process or instance of sorting.
ordernoun(countable) A command.
orderingnoun(uncountable) The placement of an order for goods or services.
organizeverb(transitive) To arrange in working order.
triagenoun(medicine) The process of sorting patients so as to determine the order in which they will be treated (for example, by assigning precedence according to the urgency of illness or injury).
arrangenoun(music, Japan) rearranged rendition of a song; arrangement
arrangingnounArrangement.
classifiednoun(informal) A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.

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