ALL meanings of unsort
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U u - noun unsort a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort. 1
- noun unsort character, quality, or nature: young people of a nice sort. 1
- noun unsort an example of something that is undistinguished or barely adequate: He is a sort of poet. 1
- noun unsort manner, fashion, or way: We spoke in this sort for several minutes. 1
- noun unsort Printing. any of the individual characters making up a font of type. characters of a particular font that are rarely used. 1
- noun unsort an instance of sorting. 1
- verb with object unsort to arrange according to sort, kind, or class; separate into sorts; classify: to sort socks; to sort eggs by grade. 1
- verb with object unsort to separate or take from other sorts or from others (often followed by out): to sort the good from the bad; to sort out the children's socks. 1
- verb with object unsort to assign to a particular class, group, or place (often followed by with, together, etc.): to sort people together indiscriminately. 1
- verb with object unsort Scot. to provide with food and shelter. 1
- verb with object unsort Computers. to place (records) in order, as numerical or alphabetical, based on the contents of one or more keys contained in each record. Compare key1 (def 19). 1
- verb without object unsort Archaic. to suit; agree; fit. 1
- verb without object unsort British Dialect. to associate, mingle, or be friendly. 1
- idioms unsort of sorts, of a mediocre or poor kind: a tennis player of sorts. of one sort or another; of an indefinite kind. Also, of a sort. 1
- idioms unsort out of sorts, in low spirits; depressed. in poor health; indisposed; ill. in a bad temper; irritable: to be out of sorts because of the weather. Printing. short of certain characters of a font of type. 1
- idioms unsort sort of, Informal. in a way; somewhat; rather: Their conversation was sort of tiresome. 1