Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)typea subdivision of a particular kind of thing“what type of sculpture do you prefer?” (n)character, eccentric, type, casea person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)“a real character”,
“a strange character”,
“a friendly eccentric”,
“the capable type”,
“a mental case” (n)type(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon (n)typeprinted characters“small type is hard to read” (n)typeall of the tokens of the same symbol“the word ‘element’ contains five different types of character” (n)typea 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” Verbs
(v)type, typewritewrite by means of a keyboard with types“type the acceptance letter, please” (v)type, typecastidentify as belonging to a certain type“Such people can practically be typed”