sort

An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion.

“the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting”

A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.

An approximate definition or example.

“she wore a sort of magenta dress”

“she served a creamy sort of dessert thing”

A person of a particular character or nature.

“what sort of person is he?”

“he's a good sort”

Arrange or order by classes or categories.

Examine in order to test suitability.