SORTS

"SORTS" is a plural of: sort.

Date "SORTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1120. (references)

Literature

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Dejection

Melancholy as a gib cat; oppressed with melancholy, a prey to melancholy; downcast, downhearted; down in the mouth, down in one;s luck; heavy-hearted; in the dumps, down in the dumps, in the suds, in the sulks, in the doldrums; in doleful dumps, in bad humor; sullen; mumpish, dumpish, mopish, moping; moody, glum; sulky; (discontented); out of sorts, out of humor, out of heart, out of spirits; ill at ease, low spirited, in low spirits, a cup too low; weary; discouraged, disheartened; desponding; chapfallen, chopfallen, jaw fallen, crest fallen.

Disease

Adjective: diseased; ailing; Verb: ill, ill of; taken ill, seized with; indisposed, unwell, sick, squeamish, poorly, seedy; affected with illness, afflicted with illness; laid up, confined, bedridden, invalided, in hospital, on the sick list; out of health, out of sorts; under the weather; valetudinary.

Disorder

Immethodical; unsymmetric, unsystematic; untidy, slovenly; dislocated; out of sorts; promiscuous, indiscriminate; chaotic, anarchical; unarranged; (see arrange; ); confused; deranged; topsy-turvy; (inverted); shapeless; disjointed, out of joint.

Generality

Everyone, everybody; all hands, all the world and his wife; anybody, N or M, all sorts.

Mixture

Alloy, amalgam; brass, chowchow, pewter; magma, half-and-half, melange, tertium quid, miscellany, ambigu, medley, mess, hotchpot, pasticcio, patchwork, odds and ends, all sorts; jumble; (disorder); salad, sauce, mash, omnium gatherum, gallimaufry, olla-podrida, olio, salmagundi, potpourri, Noah's ark, caldron texture, mingled yarn; mosaic; (variegation).

Multiformity

Adjective: polymorphous, multiform, multifold, multifarious, multigenerous, multiplex; heterogeneous, diversified, dissimilar, various, varied, variform; manifold, many-sided; variegated, motley, mosaic; epicene, indiscriminate, desultory, irregular; mixed, different, assorted, mingled, odd, diverse, divers; all manner of; of every description, of all sorts and kinds; et hoc genus omne; and what not? de omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis.

Nonuniformity

Adjective: diversified varied, irregular, uneven, rough; multifarious; multiform; of various kinds; all manner of, all sorts of, all kinds of.

Sullenness

Grumpy, glum, grim, grum, morose, frumpish; in the sulks; Noun: out of sorts; scowling, glowering, growling; grouchy.

Crosswords: SORTS

Oh, they are very knowledgeable about all sorts of things (Eyes Wide Shut; writing credit: Arthur Schnitzler; Stanley Kubrick)

It raises all sorts of philosophical questions about the nature of self, about the existence of the soul (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman)

All sorts of intimate acts, oral and whatnot (The Firm; writing credit: David Rabe)

Now I've justified this to myself in all sorts of ways (Trainspotting; writing credit: John Hodge. Based on the novel by Irvine Welsh.)

Don't be discouraged, Son, I'm sure Einstein turned himself all sorts of colors before he invented the light bulb (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

All Sorts and Conditions of Men (1921)

Courage of Sorts (1911)

An Opera of Sorts (1999)

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Books

• The Buck Book/All Sorts of Things to Do With a Dollar Bill-Besides Spend It/Book and Dollar Bill (reference)

• The Frugal Colonial Housewife: A Cook's Book, Wherein the Art of Dressing All Sorts of Viands With Cleanliness, Decency, and Elegance Is Explained (reference)

• Sorts and Types in Artificial Intelligence. Workshop Eringerfeld Frg, April 24-26, 1989. Proceedings. (reference)

• Laity and the Church of Ireland 1000-2000: All Sorts and Conditions (reference)

• Just Lucky I Guess: A Memoir of Sorts (reference)

  (more book examples)

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Apparently a merman/carnivore of sorts combination. The feet look dangerous. In: "Specula physico-mathematico-historica ...." by Johann Zahn.1696 Library Call Number Q155 .Z33 1696. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

Figure 24. Vereinigte Fabriken fur Laboratoriumsbedarf thermometer, manufactured by the firm of the same name. Vereinigte Fabriken fur Laboratorium sbedarf was a manufacturing concern that made all sorts of instruments for laboratories and researchers. This type of thermometer was made in 1910 after the design of the Richter thermometer. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

All sorts of wildflowers and cacti grow in the 71,000 acre Agua Fria National Monument. Credit: Christine Tincher.

Near Douglas, Georgia. "You don't have to worriate so much and you've got time to raise somp'n to eat." The program to eliminate the risk and uncertainty of a one-crop system meets the approval of this sharecropper. She sits on the porch and sorts tobacco. Credit: Library of Congress.

Interior of tent of white migrant family near Edinburg, Texas. Bed is on the floor. Tent was made of patched cotton materials of various sorts. The man said he had worked in a cotton mill in Dallas, Texas, and had obtained the materials then. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

He must have lived but a little while in the world, who has not seen examples of this in his time; and he must have read very little, who cannot produce examples of it in all sorts of governments in the world. (Second Treatise of Government)

And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. (Abraham Lincoln)

There shall be paid by the German Government the total cost of all armies of the Allied and Associated Governments in occupied German territory from the date of the signature of the Armistice of November 11, 1918, including the keep of men and beasts, lodging and billeting, pay and allowances, salaries and wages, bedding, heating, lighting, clothing, equipment, harness and saddlery, armament and rolling-stock, air services, treatment of sick and wounded, veterinary and remount services, transport service of all sorts (such as by rail, sea or river, motor lorries), communications and correspondence, and in general the cost of all administrative or technical services the working of which is necessary for the training of troops and for keeping their numbers up to strength and preserving their military efficiency. (reference)

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It was surmised that he must have lived formerly in the country, for he had all sorts of useful secrets which he taught the peasants

She asked me why I never came, said she had heard all sorts of stories about me.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Finally, in their efforts to help, people will give all sorts of advice. (references)

Experiencing difficult medical procedures and continually meeting new people who do all sorts of things to the child build up tension. (references)

This site has new articles every few weeks, so it can be considered an online magazine of sorts, and intended for general background information. (references)

Business

With new and modern marinas being established in the numerous beach resorts, luxury boat ownership has also been on the increase, offering very good opportunities for all sorts of marine security systems, including boat-locating systems. (references)

Economic History

Jordan

Mortgages exist for all sorts of property. (references)

Mexico

Lettuce, broccoli, and all sorts of green vegetables are grown in the state of Guanajuato. (references)

Hungary

The first free parliamentary election, held in May 1990, was a plebiscite of sorts on the communist past. (references)

Political Economy

China

An unexpected, day-long sit-in by approximately 10,000 members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement outside the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in downtown Beijing in April 1999, offered a dramatic example of the sorts of challenges likely to confront the CCP as China continues to open and become more pluralistic. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

On some sorts of wine (champagne, sparkling wine) rates were lowered. (references)

Colombia

The absence of clear procedures to solve the problem of incorrect import documentation continues to be a barrier of sorts. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "SORTS": all sorts ♦ all sorts of ♦ all sorts of things ♦ be out of sorts ♦ in all sorts of weather ♦ of all sorts ♦ of all sorts and kinds ♦ of sorts ♦ out of sorts ♦ rub shoulders with all sorts of people ♦ To run upon sorts. Additional references.

Ending with "SORTS": all-sorts, out-of-sorts.

Afrikaans

allerlei (all, all sorts, all sorts of, every kind of, miscellaneous, of all sorts), allerhande (all, all sorts, all sorts of, every kind of, miscellaneous, of all sorts). (various references)

Albanian

gjithfarë (all kinds of, all sorts, all sorts of, diverse, miscellaneous, of all sorts, various). (various references)

Arabic 

‏منحرف المزاج (out of sorts). (various references)

Bulgarian 

неразположен (averse, chippy, indisposed, mean, off color, off colour, out of sorts, poorly, queer, seedy, squeamish, under the weather, unwell), без настроение (liverish, livery, off color, off colour, out of humor, out of humour, out of sorts, petulant, spiritless, washed out). (various references)

Chinese 

百感交集 (all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart), 五花八門 (all kinds of, all sorts of, myriad), 形形色色 (all kinds of, all sorts of, everykind of), 各種各樣 (various sorts and varieties), 各式各樣 (all kinds and sorts, various), 不適 (indisposed, out of sorts, unwell), 不爽 (accurate, in a bad mood, not well, out of sorts, without discrepancy), 不快 (be displeased, be in low spirits, be indisposed, be out of sorts, be unhappy, feel under the weather). (various references)

Czech

rozladìný (disgruntled, out of sorts, out of tune), necítící se dobře (out of sorts). (various references)

Danish

skriftarter, defekter (missing sort, short sort). (various references)

Dutch

allerlei (all, all sorts, all sorts of, every kind of, miscellaneous, of all sorts). (various references)

Finnish

tunsin olevani alassa (I felt bad, I felt out of sorts), kuulin jos jonkinlaista (I heard all sorts of things), kahtalainen (dual, two sorts of .), jos jokin (all sorts of things). (various references)

French

sortes, matrices à la main, assortit, assortiments, assortiment. (various references)

Frisian

alderhanne (all, all sorts, all sorts of, every kind of, miscellaneous, of all sorts). (various references)

German

sortiert (assorted, assorts, sorted), Sorten. (various references)

Hawaiian

lloj-lloj (all sorts, all sorts of, miscellaneous, of all sorts), gjithfarë (all sorts, all sorts of, miscellaneous, of all sorts). (various references)

Hebrew 

מצוברח (grumpy, out of sorts). (various references)

Hungarian

nem érzi jól magát (be below par, be unwell, to be out of sorts, to be under the weather, to be unwell, to feel below par, to feel out of sorts, to feel unfit), mindenféle (all sorts of, newspapers of every shade, of all kinds, of all sorts, omnifarious), egy vmiféle (sg of a sort, sg of sorts). (various references)

Indonesian

mencak-mencak (be out of sorts, move convulsively), marabahaya (calamities of all sorts, disasters, perils), berbagai (all sorts of, various), asam-asaman (all sorts of acids, pickled dishes). (various references)

Italian

rappezzo. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

百難 (all obstacles, all sorts of trouble), 百千鳥 (all sorts of birds, hundredsof birds), 種類　 (counter for different sorts, kind, type, variety), 種類 (category, counter for different sorts of things, kind, type, variety), 種種雑多 (all sorts or kinds of), 種種様様 (all sorts or kinds of), 各種 (all sorts, every kind). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しゅるい (alcoholic drinks, category, counter for different sorts of things, kind, type, variety), しゅじゅざった (all sorts or kinds of), しゅじゅさまざま (all sorts or kinds of), ひゃくなん (all obstacles, all sorts of trouble), かくしゅ (all sorts, beheading, dismissal, every kind, looking forward to, loyalty to, nuclide), ももちどり (all sorts of birds, hundredsof birds). (various references)

Pig Latin

ortssay.(various references)

Portuguese

sortes (Fest of Lots, purim). (various references)

Romanian

nu-i fi boii acasã (be out of sorts, fall below par, have the pip, not to feel quite up to the mark), nu fi în apele sale (be out of sorts), avea de a face cu tot soiul de oameni (rub shoulders with all sorts of people), în toate vremurile (in all sorts of weather). (various references)

Russian 

сортировать тип. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

mrzovoljno (curmudgeonly, sort: out of sorts, temper: in a bad temper), štošta (all sorts of things). (various references)

Spanish

conjunto de tipos de imprenta. (various references)

Swedish

allehanda (all, every kind of, miscellaneous, of all sorts). (various references)

Turkish

sözde (alleged, allegedly, as if, as though, nominal, nominally, of a sort, of sorts, ostensible, professed, professedly, quasi, quasi-, reputed, self-styled, so called, soi-disant, supposed, would be), sözümona (alleged, of a sort, of sorts, self-styled, so called, would be), türlü türlü (all sorts, divers, diverse, manifold, many kinds of, miscellaneous), rahatsız (ailing, bad, comfortless, constrained, diseased, disturbed, ill, in bad health, incommodious, indisposed, out of sorts, poorly, queer, seedy, sick, troubled, uncomfortable, uneasy, unrestful, unwell, worrisome), neşesiz (cheerless, cheerlessly, dejected, dispirited, ditch water, ditchwater, down, joyless, mirthless, out of sorts), keyifsiz (ailing, blue, cheerless, dejected, dispirited, doleful, down, humorless, humourless, in the doldrums, indisposed, mean, off color, off colour, out of humor, out of humour, out of sorts, poor spirited, poorly, queer, seedy, sick, under the weather, unwell), huzursuz (anxious, ill at ease, on pins and needles, out of sorts, peaceless, restive, restless, sleepless, tremulous, uneasy, unrestful, unsettled, worrisome), huysuz (acrimonious, as cross as two sticks, bad tempered, bilious, cantankerous, churlish, crabbed, crabby, crank, cranky, cross-grained, crosspatch, crotchety, crusty, cursed, difficult, disagreeable, disgruntled, doggish, farouche, fractious, fretful, gnarled, grouchy, gruff, grumbling, grumpy, ill natured, ill tempered, ill-humored, ill-humoured, liverish, mean, Moody, out of humour, out of sorts, peeved, peevish, peppery, perverse, pettish, petulant, prickly, quarrelsome, querulous, ratty, rusty, shirty, snappish, spleenful, spleenish, splenetic, stroppy, sulky, surly, tetchy, thrawn, ugly, untoward, vicious, vixenish, waspish, wildcat, wrongheaded), her tür (all sorts of), her çeşit (all sorts of), böyle (like this, of a sort, of sorts, sic, so, such, that, this, this kind of, thus). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "SORTS": assorts, consorts, missorts, presorts, reassorts, resorts. (additional references)

Misspellings

"SORTS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: rorts, Satros, sitz, soras, Sorata, sords, sorns, sornt, soros, sorta, sorte, sorti, sortis, sorty, sous, sroth, vorts, zors. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: orts, rots, sort, sots, tors, toss.

-2 letters: ors, ort, rot, sos, sot, tor.

-3 letters: or, os, so, to.

+1 letter: assort, frosts, horsts, roasts, roosts, rosets, rousts, shorts, snorts, sorest, sports, stores, storks, storms, stours, strops, strows, stroys, torses, torsks, torsos, tosser, tsores, tsoris, tussor, worsts.

+2 letters: aorists, aristos, assorts, bistros, borshts, castors, corsets, costars, costers, escorts, estrous, forests, fosters, frowsts, horstes, missort, nestors, oestrus, ostlers, ousters, oysters, pastors, posters, prestos, resorts, respots, riposts, rosiest, rosters, sartors, satoris, scoters, sectors, sorbets, sorites, sorters, sorties, sourest, souters, sprouts, stators, stereos, sterols, stokers, stoners, stopers, storeys, stories, stoures, stovers, strobes, strokes, strolls, strouds, stupors, suitors, tensors, tossers, trioses, tsooris, tsouris, tussore, tussors, votress, worsets, zosters.