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"
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element' contains five different types of character"
printed characters; "small type is hard to read"
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"
write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please"
a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"
doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way"
a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'; "they didn't have much in the way of clothing"
a portion of something divided into shares; "the split the loot three ways"
the condition of things generally; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"
to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States); "way over budget"; "way off base"; "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on"