typeA. faceB. beardC. shoulderD. bodyE. set widthF. nickG. footH. grooveI. point sizetype (t?p)n.1. A number of people or things having in common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as a group or class: That type of car was popular in the 1970s. See Synonyms at kind.2. a. A person or thing having the features of a group or class: He is the type of person that is bound to get into trouble.b. An example or a model having the ideal features of a group or class; an embodiment: “He was the perfect type of a military dandy” (Joyce Cary).c. A person regarded as exemplifying a particular profession, rank, or social group: a group of executive types; a restaurant frequented by tourist types.3. A figure, representation, or symbol of something to come, such as an event in the Old Testament that is believed to foreshadow another in the New Testament.4. Biology The type specimen, type species, or type genus, which serves as the basis for the name of a species, genus, or family.5. Printing a. A small block of metal or wood bearing a raised letter or character on the upper end that leaves a printed impression when inked and pressed on paper.b. Such pieces considered as a group.c. Printed or typewritten characters; print: Let’s see how your letter looks in type.d. A size or style of printed or typewritten characters; a typeface: a sans-serif type.6. A pattern, a design, or an image impressed or stamped onto the face of a coin.v. typed, typ·ing, types v.tr.1. a. To write (something) using a typewriter.b. To input (something) manually on an electronic device, especially by using a keyboard.2. a. To assign to a category; classify or characterize: a political candidate who was typed as indecisive.b. To determine the antigenic characteristics of (a blood or tissue sample).c. To typecast: an actor afraid of being typed as a gangster.v.intr. To write with a typewriter or computer keyboard.Idiom: (one’s) type A person to whom one should be sexually attracted or romantically inclined: With her interest in art, she should be just your type.[Middle English, symbol, from Late Latin typus, type, from Latin, image, from Greek tupos, impression.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.type (ta?p) n1. a kind, class, or category, the constituents of which share similar characteristics2. a subdivision of a particular class of things or people; sort: what type of shampoo do you use?. 3. the general form, plan, or design distinguishing a particular group4. informal a person who typifies a particular quality: he’s the administrative type. 5. informal a person, esp of a specified kind: he’s a strange type. 6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a. a small block of metal or more rarely wood bearing a letter or character in relief for use in printingb. such pieces collectively7. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) characters printed from type; print8. (Zoology) biology a. the taxonomic group the characteristics of which are used for defining the next highest group, for example Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) is the type species of the rat genus Rattusb. (as modifier): a type genus; a type species. 9. (Biology) See type specimen10. the characteristic device on a coin11. (Linguistics) linguistics a symbol regarded as standing for the class of all symbols identical to it. Compare token812. (Logic) logic a class of expressions or of the entities they represent that can all enter into the same syntactic relations. The theory of types was advanced by Bertrand Russell to avoid the liar paradox, Russell’s paradox, etc13. (Philosophy) philosophy a universal. If a sentence always has the same meaning whenever it is used, the meaning is said to be a property of the sentence-type. Compare token914. (Theology) chiefly Christian theol a figure, episode, or symbolic factor resembling some future reality in such a way as to foreshadow or prefigure it15. rare a distinctive sign or markvb16. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to write (copy) on a typewriter17. (tr) to be a symbol of; typify18. (tr) to decide the type of; clarify into a type19. (Medicine) (tr) med to determine the blood group of (a blood sample)20. (Theology) (tr) chiefly Christian theol to foreshadow or serve as a symbol of (some future reality)[C15: from Latin typus figure, from Greek tupos image, from tuptein to strike]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014type (ta?p) n., v. typed, typ?ing. n. 1. a class, group, or category of things or persons sharing one or more characteristics: people of a criminal type; a car of the luxury type. 2. a thing or person regarded as a member of a class or category; kind; sort (usu. fol. by of): This is a type of mushroom. 3. a thing or person that represents perfectly or in the best way a class or category; model. 4. a person regarded as typifying a certain line of work, behavior, environment, etc.: a civil service type. 5. a. a wood or metal block with a raised character on its surface that, when fixed into a press and coated with ink, prints an impression of the character on paper or a similar absorbent surface. b. such blocks collectively. c. a printed character or printed characters: a headline in large type. d. face (defs. 19b, c). 6. Biol. a. a genus or species that most nearly exemplifies the essential characteristics of a higher group. b. the one or more specimens on which the description and naming of a species is based. 7. a. the inherited features of an animal or breed that are favorable for any given purpose: dairy type. b. a strain, breed, or variety of animal, or a single animal, belonging to a specific kind. 8. the general form of a word, symbol, or expression, in contrast to its particular occurrences. Compare token (def. 7). 9. the pattern or model from which something is made. 10. an image or figure produced by impressing or stamping. 11. a distinctive or characteristic mark or sign. 12. a symbol of something in the future, as an Old Testament event prefiguring a New Testament event. v.t. 13. to write on a typewriter, computer keyboard, or the like. 14. to reproduce in type or in print. 15. to ascertain the type of (a blood or tissue sample). 16. to typecast. 17. to typify or symbolize; represent. 18. to represent prophetically; foreshadow; prefigure. v.i. 19. to write using a typewriter, computer keyboard, or the like. [1425?75; late Middle English: symbol, figure (
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-type n, combining form1. type or form: archetype. 2. (Photography) printing type or photographic process: collotype. [from Latin -typus, from Greek -typos, from tupos type]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014type (ta?p) n., v. typed, typ?ing. n. 1. a class, group, or category of things or persons sharing one or more characteristics: people of a criminal type; a car of the luxury type. 2. a thing or person regarded as a member of a class or category; kind; sort (usu. fol. by of): This is a type of mushroom. 3. a thing or person that represents perfectly or in the best way a class or category; model. 4. a person regarded as typifying a certain line of work, behavior, environment, etc.: a civil service type. 5. a. a wood or metal block with a raised character on its surface that, when fixed into a press and coated with ink, prints an impression of the character on paper or a similar absorbent surface. b. such blocks collectively. c. a printed character or printed characters: a headline in large type. d. face (defs. 19b, c). 6. Biol. a. a genus or species that most nearly exemplifies the essential characteristics of a higher group. b. the one or more specimens on which the description and naming of a species is based. 7. a. the inherited features of an animal or breed that are favorable for any given purpose: dairy type. b. a strain, breed, or variety of animal, or a single animal, belonging to a specific kind. 8. the general form of a word, symbol, or expression, in contrast to its particular occurrences. Compare token (def. 7). 9. the pattern or model from which something is made. 10. an image or figure produced by impressing or stamping. 11. a distinctive or characteristic mark or sign. 12. a symbol of something in the future, as an Old Testament event prefiguring a New Testament event. v.t. 13. to write on a typewriter, computer keyboard, or the like. 14. to reproduce in type or in print. 15. to ascertain the type of (a blood or tissue sample). 16. to typecast. 17. to typify or symbolize; represent. 18. to represent prophetically; foreshadow; prefigure. v.i. 19. to write using a typewriter, computer keyboard, or the like. [1425?75; late Middle English: symbol, figure (