Number and Sort

Number

Number verb - Put into a group.

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Sort and number are semantically related In some cases you can use "Sort" instead the word "Number" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: numberless, numbered, numbering

Sort verb - To come or be together as friends.

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Number and sort are semantically related in type topic. Sometimes you can use "Number" instead the word "Sort" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: sorted, sorting, sorter

good	good number	good sort
high	high number	high sort
exact	exact number	exact sort
similar	similar number	similar sort
Other adjectives: specific, right, certain, actual, real, big, wrong, decent, new, limited, highest, unusual, odd, different, upbeat.

role	number role	sort role
list	number list	sort list
clothing	number clothing	sort clothing
face	number face	sort face
Other words: nothing, women, thousands, ears, demons.

This was originally supposed to be demonstrating that the show's society worked on some sort of number system and Nine was so scraggly-looking because nine was the lowest number on the totem pole.

Source: You Are Number 6
In those episodes of The Prisoner where Number Six is not subjected to the other sort of mind rape, he will often be subjected to this sort instead.

Source: Mind Rape / Live-Action TV
Truth in Television, sort of: some buildings actually do omit floor number 13 or floor number 4 (the latter in Japan and China, since Four Is Death there).

Source: Missing Floor

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