Nouns

(n)kind, sort, form, varietya category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality“sculpture is a form of art”, “what kinds of desserts are there?”
(n)sortan approximate definition or example“she wore a sort of magenta dress”, “she served a creamy sort of dessert thing”
(n)sorta person of a particular character or nature“what sort of person is he?”, “he's a good sort”
(n)sort, sortingan operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion“the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting”

Verbs

(v)screen, screen out, sieve, sortexamine in order to test suitability“screen these samples”, “screen the job applicants”
(v)classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separatearrange or order by classes or categories“How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric?”