CATEGORIES Synonyms

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

• a group of people or things arranged by class or category

• the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

• restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

• a kind of literary or artistic work

• a style of expressing yourself in writing

• a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

• any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

• (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

• a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse

• arrange into a group or groups

• form a group or group together

• having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

• a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

• agreeable, conducive to comfort

• tolerant and forgiving under provocation

• a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

• an approximate definition or example

• a person of a particular character or nature

• an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

• examine in order to test suitability

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

• (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon

• printed characters

• all of the tokens of the same symbol

• a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper

• write by means of a keyboard with types

• identify as belonging to a certain type

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• a body of students who are taught together

• people having the same social, economic, or educational status

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a league ranked by quality

• a body of students who graduate together

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

• elegance in dress or behavior

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• a social unit living together

• primary social group; parents and children

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• people descended from a common ancestor

• a person having kinship with another or others

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

• a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

• an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

• a general kind of something

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

• any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

• (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

• a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse

• arrange into a group or groups

• form a group or group together

• a domain in which something is dominant

• a country with a king as head of state

• the domain ruled by a king or queen

• a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

• the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia

• a basic group of natural objects

• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

• (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

• established customary state (especially of society)

• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

• a condition of regular or proper arrangement

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• a body of rules followed by an assembly

• a group of person living under a religious rule

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

• a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• make a request for something

• issue commands or orders for

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• bring order to or into

• place in a certain order

• appoint to a clerical posts

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• assign a rank or rating to

• (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

• (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes

• any competition

• a contest of speed

• people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

• (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a canal for a current of water

• move hurridly

• compete in a race

• to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

• cause to move fast or to rush or race

• a social division of (usually preliterate) people

• a federation (as of American Indians)

• (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily

• group of people related by blood or marriage

• a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

• (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon

• printed characters

• all of the tokens of the same symbol

• a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper

• write by means of a keyboard with types

• identify as belonging to a certain type