kind (1) — OAT

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noun

1 she brought all kinds of gifts | he named the kinds of bird that could be seen:

sort, type, variety, style, form, class, category, genre;

genus, species, race, breed, family, strain, order, natural kind;

brand, make, model, design, version, line, mark.

2 the trials were different in kind from any that preceded them | the book was the first of its kind:

character, nature, essence, quality, disposition, makeup, caliber;

type, style, stamp, manner, description, mold, cast, temperament, ilk, kidney, persuasion;

North American stripe;

archaic grain.

□ kind of

informal

it got kind of cozy:

rather, quite, fairly, moderately, somewhat, a little, slightly, a shade;

in a way, in a manner of speaking, after a fashion, as one might say;

informal sort of, a bit, kinda, pretty, a touch, a thought, a tad, ish.