kind
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1.0
- noun
- /kaɪnd/
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tipo
- What kind of doctor are you?
- a different kind
- a kind of thing
- a new kind
You might ask, how do I get these kinds of graphs?
- You might ask, how do I get these kinds of graphs?
- So doesn't that explain that kind of spiral?
- I mean, it's a really wild kind of thing, right?
- So it might be for those kinds of learning functions.
- But there's at least some kind of closure here.
- And she said, what kind of man does that?
- And as he says, a kind of revolt, right?
- So I went for a kind of nude shade.
- It seems like there's some kind of some kind of law.
- And so that was like a big kind of shocker.
- So that all those kind of you get these.
- And there are two two kind of versions of this.
Examples
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It's not that kind of club, man.
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Twitter demands brevity and immediacy, creating a kind of journalism that's shorter and quicker than ever.
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And she said, what kind of man does that?
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I mean, it's a really wild kind of thing, right?
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I thought that was the right kind of thing.
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Is it some kind of British thing?
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"It's a good, tough question, the kind we journalists are trained to ask."
Academic text (2011) -
The region's universities, meanwhile, are not turning out the kinds of professionals that development demands.
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They say it's a very lonely kind of life.
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There are many kinds of flowers in the garden, each with its own unique beauty.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A kind of thing, for example music or fruit
∞
1.0
A group of things or people that share the same features
∞
1.5
A type of thing, for example a kind of music
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2.7
A group of things or people that have the same features
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2.9
A type of thing that has similar features
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2.0
A kind of thing that has a particular shared feature
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Etymology
Kind as a noun meaning 'a group or type' comes from the old idea of 'family', the same root as kin. That's why a 'kind' of fruit or a 'kind' of person is a group of things that are similar.