Type — meaning in English

English meaning

• mold noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
• type noun A category or class of things that share particular features.
• typeface noun The specific style or design of a set of printed or digital letters.

Senses

Type is used for these senses in English:

• mold Distinctive character or type.
• type (printing, countable) A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
• typeface (typography) The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.

mold — full definition

1. noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
2. verb To shape something, or to influence how a person or thing develops.
3. noun A fuzzy fungal growth that develops on food or damp surfaces.

type — full definition

1. noun A category or class of things that share particular features.
2. noun The kind of person someone finds attractive.
3. noun Printed letters or characters, or the metal blocks once used to print them.
4. verb To write using a keyboard.

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