type

Nouns

  • (n) a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
    • what type of sculpture do you prefer?
  • (n) a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
    • a real character
    • a strange character
    • a friendly eccentric
    • the capable type
    • a mental case
    eccentric, character, case,
  • (n) (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
  • (n) printed characters
    • small type is hard to read
  • (n) all of the tokens of the same symbol
    • the word "element" contains five different types of character
  • (n) a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
    • he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up

Verbs

  • (v) write by means of a keyboard with types
    • type the acceptance letter, please
    typewrite,
  • (v) identify as belonging to a certain type
    • Such people can practically be typed
    typecast,

Synonyms

typewrite eccentric character case typecast

Antonyms

antitype

Words of close approximity

typo
Tyr
tyke Tyne typo tyre tyro Tyrr Tyto
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