type

A group of people or things that share similar features.

• What type of music do you like?
• We sell several types of bread.
• This type of camera is easy to use.

How to use it: a type of something (This is a type of cheese.)

Similar words: kind, sort, category

Common phrases: type of something, different type, same type, this type

A person with the qualities or interests of a particular group.

• He is the quiet type.
• She has always been an adventurous type.
• Are you the type who enjoys parties?

Similar words: sort

Common phrases: quiet type, sporty type, artistic type

The letters and other characters printed on a page.

• The type is too small.
• The title appears in bold type.
• Larger type makes the page easier to read.

Similar words: print, lettering

Common phrases: small type, bold type, large type

Small metal blocks with raised letters or signs, used to print text.

• The printer arranged the metal type.
• Movable type helped printers produce books faster.
• She cleaned the type after printing.

Common phrases: movable type, metal type, set type

A simple chemical substance used as a model for understanding how other substances are related.

• Water served as a type in this theory.
• Chemists grouped compounds under several types.
• The ammonia type helped explain relationships between these compounds.

Similar words: model

Common phrases: chemical type, water type, ammonia type

To write words or enter information by pressing keys on a keyboard.

• Type your name here.
• She typed a letter to her landlord.
• Can you type without looking at the keyboard?

How to use it: type something into something (Type your name into the box.); type something up (I typed up my notes after class.)

Similar words: key in, enter

Common phrases: type a message, type something in, type something up

To decide which group something belongs to by examining its features.

• The researchers typed each sample.
• These bacteria can be typed by their genetic features.
• The laboratory uses several methods to type tissue.

How to use it: type something as something (The lab typed the sample as a resistant strain.)

Similar words: classify, categorize

Common phrases: type a sample, type bacteria, type something as

To test someone or their blood to find out which blood group they have.

• The lab typed her blood.
• Every donor is typed before giving blood.
• They typed the patient before the transfusion.

Similar words: blood-type

Common phrases: type blood, type a patient, type a donor