I. SORT OR KIND
(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ of something is a group of those things that have particular features in common.
There are various ~s of the disease...
In 1990, 25% of households were of this ~.
= sort, kind
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n
2.
If you refer to a particular thing or person as a ~ of something more general, you are considering that thing or person as an example of that more general group.
Have you done this ~ of work before?...
Rates of interest for this ~ of borrowing can be high...
I am a very determined ~ of person.
= sort, kind
N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n
3.
If you refer to a person as a particular ~, you mean that they have that particular appearance, character, or way of behaving.
It’s the first time I, a fair-skinned, freckly ~, have sailed in the sun without burning...
= sort
N-COUNT: usu supp N
4.
If you say that someone is not your ~, you mean that they are not the sort of person who you usually find attractive. (INFORMAL)
At first I thought he was rather ordinary looking, a little chubby, not my ~...
PHRASE: v-link PHR
5.
see also blood ~
II. WRITING AND PRINTING
(~s, typing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something, you use a ~writer or word processor to write it.
I can ~ your essays for you...
I had never really learnt to ~ properly...
The letter consists of six closely ~d pages.
VERB: V n, V, V-ed
2.
Type is printed text as it appears in a book or newspaper, or the small pieces of metal that are used to create this.
The correction had already been set in ~.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
see also typing