type (
http://definr.com/type)
n 1: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of
sculpture do you prefer?" [ant:
antitype]
2: a person of a specified kind (usually with many
eccentricities); "a strange character"; "a friendly
eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" [syn:
character,
eccentric,
case]
3: (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used
to define the next higher taxon
4: printed characters; "small type is hard to read"
5: 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"
6: all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element'
contains five different types of character"
v 1: write by means of a typewriter [syn:
typewrite]
2: identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can
practically be typed" [syn:
typecast]