two -perce nt milk N‑UNCOUNT Two-percent milk is milk from which some of the cream has been removed. [AM ] in BRIT, use semi-skimmed milk
two -piece (two-pieces ) also two piece
1 ADJ [ADJ n] You can use two-piece to describe something, especially a set of clothing, that is in two parts. □ …a two-piece bathing suit.
2 N‑COUNT A two-piece is a woman's suit which consists of a jacket and a skirt or pair of trousers.
two|some /tuː səm/ (twosomes ) N‑COUNT A twosome is a group of two people.
two -thi rds also two thirds QUANT Two-thirds of something is an amount that is two out of three equal parts of it. □ [+ of ] Two-thirds of householders in this country live in a mortgaged home. ● PRON Two-thirds is also a pronoun. □ The United States and Russia hope to conclude a treaty to cut their nuclear arsenals by two-thirds. ● ADV [ADV adj/-ed] Two-thirds is also an adverb. □ Do not fill the container more than two-thirds full. □ A second book has already been commissioned and is two-thirds finished. ● ADJ [ADJ n] Two-thirds is also an adjective. □ …the two thirds majority in parliament needed to make constitutional changes.
two -wa y
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Two-way means moving or working in two opposite directions or allowing something to move or work in two opposite directions. □ The bridge is now open to two-way traffic.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] A two-way radio can send and receive signals.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] If there is two-way help or learning, two people or groups are both helping each other or both learning from each other. □ Trust is a two way thing.
ty|coon /ta I kuː n/ (tycoons ) N‑COUNT A tycoon is a person who is successful in business and so has become rich and powerful.
tyke /ta I k/ (tykes ) N‑COUNT You can refer to a child, especially a naughty or playful one, as a tyke when you want to show affection for them. [INFORMAL , APPROVAL ]
type
➊ SORT OR KIND
➋ WRITING AND PRINTING
➊ type ◆◆◇ /ta I p/ (types )
1 N‑COUNT A type of something is a group of those things that have particular features in common. □ [+ of ] There are various types of the disease. □ In 1990, 25% of households were of this type.
2 N‑COUNT If you refer to a particular thing or person as a type of something more general, you are considering that thing or person as an example of that more general group. □ [+ of ] Have you done this type of work before? □ [+ of ] Rates of interest for this type of borrowing can be high. □ [+ of ] I am a very determined type of person.
3 N‑COUNT If you refer to a person as a particular type , you mean that they have that particular appearance, character, or way of behaving. □ It's the first time I, a fair-skinned, freckly type, have sailed in the sun without burning.
4 PHRASE If you say that someone is not your type , 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 type.
5 → see also blood type
➋ type ◆◆◇ /ta I p/ (types , typing , typed )
1 VERB If you type something, you use a computer keyboard, typewriter or word processor to write it. □ [V n] I can type your essays for you. □ [V ] I had never really learnt to type properly. □ [V -ed] The letter consists of six closely typed pages.
2 N‑UNCOUNT 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 type.
3 → see also typing
▸ type in or type into PHRASAL VERB If you type information into a computer or type it in , you press keys on the keyboard so that the computer stores or processes the information. □ [V n P n] Officials type each passport number into a computer. □ [V P n] You have to type in commands, such as 'help' and 'print'. □ [V n P ] You type things in, and it responds.
▸ type out PHRASAL VERB If you type something out , you write it in full using a typewriter or word processor. □ [V P n] The two of us stood by while two typists typed out the whole document again. □ [V n P ] I read it down the phone to a man called Dave, who typed it out.
▸ type up PHRASAL VERB If you type up a text that has been written by hand, you produce a typed copy of it. □ [V P n] They didn't get around to typing up the letter. □ [V n P ] When the first draft was completed, Nichols typed it up. SYNONYMS type NOUN ➊1
kind: I'm not the kind of person to get married.
sort: What sort of school did you go to?
variety: I'm always pleased to try out a new variety.
type|cast /ta I pkɑːst, -kæst/ (typecasts , typecasting ) The form typecast is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. VERB [usu passive] If an actor is typecast , they play the same type of character in every play or film that they are in. □ [be V -ed] I didn't want to be typecast and I've maintained a large variety in the roles I've played. □ [be V -ed + as ] He was quickly typecast as a Latin lover.