succession sequence | the action of following in order, he played the trumps in sequence |
sequence episode | film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie |
sort | an approximate definition or example, she wore a sort of magenta dress, she served a creamy sort of dessert thing |
sequence chronological sequence succession successiveness chronological succession | a following of one thing after another in time, the doctor saw a sequence of patients |
kind sort form variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality, sculpture is a form of art, what kinds of desserts are there? |
sort program sorting program | a utility program that sorts data items |
sequence | several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys |
Fibonacci sequence | a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers |
sequence | serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern, the sequence of names was alphabetical, he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA |
sort | a person of a particular character or nature, what sort of person is he?, he's a good sort |
sort sorting | an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion, the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting |
c clear clear up shed light on crystallize crystallise crystalize crystalise straighten out sort out enlighten illuminate elucidate cccccb | make free from confusion or ambiguity, make clear, Could you clarify these remarks?, Clear up the question of who is at fault |
classify class sort assort sort out separate | arrange or order by classes or categories, How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric? |
sequence | arrange in a sequence |
sequence | determine the order of constituents in, They sequenced the human genome |
screen screen out sieve sort | examine in order to test suitability, screen these samples, screen the job applicants |
discipline correct sort out | punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience, The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently |
rather kind of kinda sort of | to some (great or small) extent, it was rather cold, the party was rather nice, the knife is rather dull, I rather regret that I cannot attend, He's rather good at playing the cello, he is kind of shy |