Definition of type

"type" in the noun sense

1. type

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

"what type of sculpture do you prefer?"

2. character, eccentric, type, case

a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities

"a real character"

"a strange character"

"a friendly eccentric"

"the capable type"

"a mental case"

3. type

biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon

4. type

printed characters

"small type is hard to read"

5. type

all of the tokens of the same symbol

"the word `element' contains five different types of character"

6. type

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"

"type" in the verb sense

1. type, typewrite

write by means of a keyboard with types

"type the acceptance letter, please"

2. type, typecast

identify as belonging to a certain type

"Such people can practically be typed"

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Quotations for type

The loud type of vulgarity. [ Emerson ]

Souls dwell in printer's type. [ Joseph Ames ]

The sweetest type of heaven is home. [ J. G. Holland ]

Type of the wise who soar, but never roam,
True to the kindred points of Heaven and Home. [ Wordsworth ]

Nature's gentlemen are the worst type of gentlemen I know. [ Oscar Wilde, Lady Windemere's Fan ]

A sweet expression is the highest type of female loveliness. [ Dr. J. V. C. Smith ]

Genius is the highest type of reason, talent the highest type of the understanding. [ Hickok ]

A cigarette is the perfect type of pleasure; it is exquisite and leaves one unsatisfied. [ Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey ]

True art is but the anti-type of nature, - the embodiment of discovered beauty in utility. [ James A. Garfield ]

God has set the type of marriage through creation. Each creature seeks its perfection in another. [ Luther ]

Husband and wife, - so much in common, how different in type! Such a contrast, and yet such harmony, strength and weakness blended together! [ Ruffini ]

People forget that it is the eye which makes the horizon, and the rounding mind's eye which makes this or that man a type or representative of humanity with the name of hero or saint. [ Emerson ]

It is a commonly observed fact that the enslavement of women is invariably associated with a low type of social life, and that, conversely, her elevation towards an equality with man uniformly accompanies progress. [ Herbert Spencer ]

Color is, in brief terms, the type of love. Hence it is especially connected with the blossoming of the earth; and again, with its fruits; also, with the spring and fall of the leaf, and with the morning and evening of the day, in order to show the waiting of love about the birth and death of man. [ Ruskin ]

Color, in the outward world, answers to feeling in man; shape, to thought; motion, to will. The dawn of day is the nearest outward likeness of an act of creation; and it is, therefore, also the closest type in nature for that in us which most approaches to creation - the realization of an idea by an act of the will. [ John Sterling ]

Weakness can never be beautiful, either morally or physically: and though the feminine type may possess greater softness and more feeling, it must be active, firm, and healthy, or it cannot be beautiful; the weak mind, distracted by alternations of feeling, and constant craving for help and sympathy from others, cannot at the same time possess that tenderness and unselfish devotion which is the loveliest trait of the female character. [ M. Martell ]

How the universal heart of man blesses flowers! They are wreathed round the cradle, the marriage altar, and the tomb; all these are appropriate uses. Flowers should deck the brow of the youthful bride, for they are in themselves a lovely type of marriage; they should twine round the tomb, for their perpetually renewed beauty is a symbol of the resurrection; they should festoon the altar, for their fragrance and their beauty ascend in perpetual worship before the Most High. [ Mrs. L. M. Child ]

type in Scrabble®

The word type is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters type:

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type in Words With Friends™

The word type is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters type:

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Words within the letters of type

2 letter words in type (2 words)

3 letter words in type (3 words)

4 letter words in type (1 word)

type + 1 blank (8 words)

Words containing the sequence type

Words with type in them (146 words)

typeallotypedallotypesaluminotypesambrotypesantetypesantiallotypesantiidiotypedantiidiotypesantitypesarchetypesautotypedautotypesauxotypesbiotypescalotypescerotypeschromatypescotypescountertypescyanotypescytotypesdaguerreotypeddaguerreotyperdaguerreotypersdaguerreotypesdaguerrotypesdatatypesdiazotypesecotypesectypeselectrotypedelectrotyperelectrotyperselectrotypesfintypesgeartypesgenotypedgenotypeshaplotypedhaplotypesheliotypedheliotyperheliotypersheliotypesheterotypesholotypedholotypeshomeotypeshomoeotypeshomotypesidiotypedidiotypesisotypedisotypeskaryotypedkaryotypeslinotypedlinotyperlinotyperslinotypeslithotypedlithotypeslogotypesmicrotypesmistypedmistypesmonotypesmorphotypesnecrotypesneotypesnonstereotypedorthotypesovertypedovertypespalaeotypespaleotypesphaenotypedphaenotypesphenotypedphenotypesphonotypedphonotyperphonotypersphonotypesphotochromotypesphotocollotypesphototypedphototypesphototypesetphototypesetsphototypesettedphototypesetterphototypesettersphototypesettingphototypesettingsphotozincotypesplatinotypespolytypedpolytypespretypedpretypesprototypedprototypesradioteletypesretypedretypesserotypedserotypessomatotypedsomatotypersomatotyperssomatotypesstannotypesstenotypedstenotyperstenotypersstenotypesstereotypedstereotyperstereotypersstereotypesstratotypessubtypestalbotypesteletypedteletyperteletypersteletypesteletypesetterteletypesettersteletypesettingteletypewriterteletypewritersthermotypestouchtypedtouchtypertouchtyperstouchtypesuntypedvaritypedvaritypervaritypersvaritypeszincotypeszootypes

Word Growth involving type

Shorter words in type

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Longer words containing type

allotype allotyped

allotype allotypes antiallotypes

aluminotype aluminotypes

ambrotype ambrotypes

antetype antetypes

antitype antitypes

archetype archetypes

autotype autotyped

autotype autotypes

auxotype auxotypes

biotype biotypes

calotype calotypes

celltype

cerotype cerotypes

chromatype chromatypes

cotype cotypes ecotypes

cotype cotypes zincotypes photozincotypes

cotype ecotype ecotypes

cotype zincotype photozincotype photozincotypes

cotype zincotype zincotypes photozincotypes

countertype countertypes

cyanotype cyanotypes

cytotype cytotypes

daguerreotype daguerreotyped

daguerreotype daguerreotyper daguerreotypers

daguerreotype daguerreotypes

daguerrotype daguerrotypes

datatype datatypes

diazotype diazotypes

ectype ectypes

electrotype electrotyped

electrotype electrotyper electrotypers

electrotype electrotypes

fintype fintypes

geartype geartypes

genotype genotyped

genotype genotypes

haplotype haplotyped

haplotype haplotypes

heliotype heliotyped

heliotype heliotyper heliotypers

heliotype heliotypes

heterotype heterotypes

holotype holotyped

holotype holotypes

homeotype homeotypes

homoeotype homoeotypes

homotype homotypes

idiotype antiidiotype antiidiotyped

idiotype antiidiotype antiidiotypes

idiotype idiotyped antiidiotyped

idiotype idiotypes antiidiotypes

isotype isotyped

isotype isotypes

karyotype karyotyped

karyotype karyotypes

linotype linotyped

linotype linotyper linotypers

linotype linotypes

lithotype lithotyped

lithotype lithotypes

logotype logotypes

microtype microtypes

mistype mistyped

mistype mistypes

monotype monotypes

morphotype morphotypes

necrotype necrotypes

neotype neotypes

ootype zootype zootypes

orthotype orthotypes

overtype overtyped

overtype overtypes

palaeotype palaeotypes

paleotype paleotypes

papyrotype

phaenotype phaenotyped

phaenotype phaenotypes

phenotype phenotyped

phenotype phenotypes

phonotype phonotyped

phonotype phonotyper phonotypers

phonotype phonotypes

photochromotype photochromotypes

photocollotype photocollotypes

photomezzotype

phototype phototyped

phototype phototypes phototypeset phototypesets

phototype phototypes phototypeset phototypesetted

phototype phototypes phototypeset phototypesetter phototypesetters

phototype phototypes phototypeset phototypesetting phototypesettings

platinotype platinotypes

polytype polytyped

polytype polytypes

prototype prototyped

prototype prototypes

retype pretype pretyped

retype pretype pretypes

retype retyped pretyped

retype retypes pretypes

serotype serotyped

serotype serotypes

somatotype somatotyped

somatotype somatotyper somatotypers

somatotype somatotypes

stannotype stannotypes

stenotype stenotyped

stenotype stenotyper stenotypers

stenotype stenotypes

stereotype stereotyped nonstereotyped

stereotype stereotyper stereotypers

stereotype stereotypes

stratotype stratotypes

subtype subtypes

tachytype

talbotype talbotypes

teletype radioteletype radioteletypes

teletype teletyped

teletype teletyper teletypers

teletype teletypes radioteletypes

teletype teletypes teletypesetter teletypesetters

teletype teletypes teletypesetting

teletype teletypewriter teletypewriters

thermotype thermotypes

touchtype touchtyped

touchtype touchtyper touchtypers

touchtype touchtypes

typeable

typeahead

typebar typebars

typecase typecases

typecast typecaster typecasters

typecast typecasting

typecast typecasts

typed allotyped

typed autotyped

typed daguerreotyped

typed electrotyped

typed genotyped

typed haplotyped

typed heliotyped

typed holotyped

typed idiotyped antiidiotyped

typed isotyped

typed karyotyped

typed linotyped

typed lithotyped

typed mistyped

typed overtyped

typed phaenotyped

typed phenotyped

typed phonotyped

typed phototyped

typed polytyped

typed prototyped

typed retyped pretyped

typed serotyped

typed somatotyped

typed stenotyped

typed stereotyped nonstereotyped

typed teletyped

typed touchtyped

typed typedef typedefs

typed untyped

typed varityped

typeface typefaces

typefounder typefounders

typefounding

typefoundries

typefoundry

typehead typeheads

typeless

typer daguerreotyper daguerreotypers

typer electrotyper electrotypers

typer heliotyper heliotypers

typer linotyper linotypers

typer phonotyper phonotypers

typer somatotyper somatotypers

typer stenotyper stenotypers

typer stereotyper stereotypers

typer teletyper teletypers

typer touchtyper touchtypers

typer varityper varitypers

types allotypes antiallotypes

types aluminotypes

types ambrotypes

types antetypes

types antitypes

types archetypes

types autotypes

types auxotypes

types biotypes

types calotypes

types cerotypes

types chromatypes

types cotypes ecotypes

types cotypes zincotypes photozincotypes

types countertypes

types cyanotypes

types cytotypes

types daguerreotypes

types daguerrotypes

types datatypes

types diazotypes

types ectypes

types electrotypes

types fintypes

types geartypes

types genotypes

types haplotypes

types heliotypes

types heterotypes

types holotypes

types homeotypes

types homoeotypes

types homotypes

types idiotypes antiidiotypes

types isotypes

types karyotypes

types linotypes

types lithotypes

types logotypes

types microtypes

types mistypes

types monotypes

types morphotypes

types necrotypes

types neotypes

types orthotypes

types overtypes

types palaeotypes

types paleotypes

types phaenotypes

types phenotypes

types phonotypes

types photochromotypes

types photocollotypes

types phototypes phototypeset phototypesets

types phototypes phototypeset phototypesetted

types phototypes phototypeset phototypesetter phototypesetters

types phototypes phototypeset phototypesetting phototypesettings

types platinotypes

types polytypes

types prototypes

types retypes pretypes

types serotypes

types somatotypes

types stannotypes

types stenotypes

types stereotypes

types stratotypes

types subtypes

types talbotypes

types teletypes radioteletypes

types teletypes teletypesetter teletypesetters

types teletypes teletypesetting

types thermotypes

types touchtypes

types typescript typescripts

types typeset phototypeset phototypesets

types typeset phototypeset phototypesetted

types typeset phototypeset phototypesetter phototypesetters

types typeset phototypeset phototypesetting phototypesettings

types typeset typesets phototypesets

types typeset typesetter phototypesetter phototypesetters

types typeset typesetter teletypesetter teletypesetters

types typeset typesetter typesetters phototypesetters

types typeset typesetter typesetters teletypesetters

types typeset typesetting phototypesetting phototypesettings

types typeset typesetting teletypesetting

types typeset typesetting typesettings phototypesettings

types typestyle typestyles

types varitypes

types zootypes

typewrite typewriter teletypewriter teletypewriters

typewrite typewriter typewriters teletypewriters

typewrite typewrites

typewriting

typewritten

typewrote

varitype varityped

varitype varityper varitypers

varitype varitypes