of that sort

of that sort
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  • that sort of thing — phrase used at the end of a list of similar things or details for showing that it is not complete He was always late, always complaining – that sort of thing. Thesaurus: words and expressions when listing thingssynonym types of listhyponym… …   Useful english dictionary

  • that sort of thing — used at the end of a list of similar things or details for showing that it is not complete He was always late, always complaining – that sort of thing …   English dictionary

  • Not That Sort of Girl —   Author(s) Mary Wesley Country …   Wikipedia

  • Sort — Sort, n. [F. sorie (cf. It. sorta, sorte), from L. sors, sorti, a lot, part, probably akin to serere to connect. See {Series}, and cf. {Assort}, {Consort}, {Resort}, {Sorcery}, {Sort} lot.] 1. A kind or species; any number or collection of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sort — [sôrt] n. [ME < MFr < VL * sorta < L sors (gen. sortis), lot, chance, fate, akin to serere, to join together, arrange: see SERIES] 1. any group of persons or things related by having something in common; kind; class 2. quality or type;… …   English World dictionary

  • That — That, pron., a., conj., & adv. [AS. [eth][ae]t, neuter nom. & acc. sing. of the article (originally a demonstrative pronoun). The nom. masc. s[=e], and the nom. fem. se[ o] are from a different root. AS. [eth][ae]t is akin to D. dat, G. das, OHG …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sort — sort1 W1S1 [so:t US so:rt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(type/kind)¦ 2 sort of 3 of sorts/of a sort 4 sort of thing 5 what sort of ...? 6 nothing of the sort 7¦(person)¦ 8 it takes all sorts (to make a world) 9¦(computer)¦ 10¦(ill/ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sort — 1 noun 1 TYPE (C) especially BrE a group or class of people, things etc that have similar qualities or features; type (+ of): What sort of shampoo do you use? | all sorts of (=a lot of different types of things): soup flavoured with all sorts of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sort — sort1 [ sɔrt ] noun *** 1. ) count a group of things or people with the same qualities or features: KIND, TYPE: What sort are you looking for? sort of: In that sort of situation Tom tends to panic. all sorts of: He was asking us all sorts of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sort — 01. Let s [sort] your toys into two piles; those you want to keep, and those you want to get rid of. 02. As you fold up the clothes from the dryer, [sort] them into piles for each person. 03. Don t swear. I don t like that [sort] of language. 04 …   Grammatical examples in English

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