type
type Lexical Profile
type Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A category of people or things having common characteristics; a kind, class, or sort.
"The botanical garden features several rare types of orchids."
A person or thing exemplifying the ideal or defining qualities of a specific group or role, or a person of a specified character.
"He is the artistic type who prefers spending his weekends in quiet galleries."
Printed or digital characters, letters, and symbols of a particular design or size, or the small blocks of metal or wood historically used in letterpress printing.
"The fine print at the bottom of the contract was set in very small type."
• verb
To write or input text using a computer keyboard, smartphone screen, or typewriter.
"She can type over eighty words per minute without looking at the keyboard."
To classify or determine the specific category or group of something, especially a blood sample, tissue, or biological specimen.
"The hospital laboratory needs to type the patient's blood before the surgery can proceed."
• Rhymes for type
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed via Middle French from Latin 'typus' and Ancient Greek 'typos', meaning a blow, impression, cast, or model, derived from the verb 'typtein' (to strike or beat).