type

Noun
  1. A subdivision of a particular kind of thing (synset 105848697)
    "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
    is a type of: form, kind, sort, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
    subtypes:
  2. A person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) (synset 109928518)
    "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
    is a type of: adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
    same as: case, character, eccentric
  3. (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon (synset 108128385)
    referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
    is a type of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations
  4. Printed characters (synset 106838170)
    "small type is hard to read"
    is a type of: character, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol - a written symbol that is used to represent speech
    subtypes:
  5. All of the tokens of the same symbol (synset 106808825)
    "the word `element' contains five different types of character"
    is a type of: symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
  6. A small metal block bearing a raised character on one end;
    Produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper (synset 104511781)
    "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"
    is a type of: block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
    subtypes:
    • kern - the part of a metal type that projects beyond its body
    • quad, space - (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
Verb
  1. Write by means of a keyboard with types (synset 201006737)
    "type the acceptance letter, please"
    is a type of: write - communicate or express by writing
    subtypes:
    • shift - use a shift key on a keyboard
    • backspace - hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard
    • double-space - type with a full space between lines
    • triple-space - type with two empty spaces between lines
    • touch-type - type without looking at the keyboard
    same as: typewrite
  2. Identify as belonging to a certain type (synset 200620372)
    "Such people can practically be typed"
    is a type of: identify - consider to be equal or the same
    same as: typecast

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