type|face /ta I pfe I s/ (typefaces ) N‑COUNT In printing, a typeface is a set of alphabetical characters, numbers, and other characters that all have the same design. There are many different typefaces.
type|script /ta I pskr I pt/ (typescripts ) N‑VAR A typescript is a typed copy of an article or literary work.
type|writ|er /ta I pra I tə r / (typewriters ) N‑COUNT A typewriter is a machine that was commonly used in the past and which has keys that are pressed in order to print letters, numbers, or other characters onto paper.
type|writ|ten /ta I pr I t ə n/ ADJ A typewritten document has been typed on a typewriter or word processor.
ty|phoid /ta I fɔ I d/ N‑UNCOUNT Typhoid or typhoid fever is a serious infectious disease that produces fever and diarrhoea and can cause death. It is spread by dirty water or food.
ty|phoon /ta I fuː n/ (typhoons ) N‑COUNT A typhoon is a very violent tropical storm.
ty|phus /ta I fəs/ N‑UNCOUNT Typhus is a serious infectious disease that produces spots on the skin, a high fever, and a severe headache.
typi|cal ◆◇◇ /t I p I k ə l/
1 ADJ You use typical to describe someone or something that shows the most usual characteristics of a particular type of person or thing, and is therefore a good example of that type. □ Cheney is everyone's image of a typical cop: a big white guy, six foot, 220 pounds.
2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If a particular action or feature is typical of someone or something, it shows their usual qualities or characteristics. □ [+ of ] This reluctance to move towards a democratic state is typical of totalitarian regimes. □ With typical energy he found new journalistic outlets.
3 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you say that something is typical of a person, situation, or thing, you are criticizing them or complaining about them and saying that they are just as bad or disappointing as you expected them to be. [FEELINGS ] □ [+ of ] She threw her hands into the air. 'That is just typical of you, isn't it?'
typi|cal|ly /t I p I kəli/
1 ADV You use typically to say that something usually happens in the way that you are describing. □ It typically takes a day or two, depending on size.
2 ADV [ADV adj] You use typically to say that something shows all the most usual characteristics of a particular type of person or thing. □ Philip paced the floor, a typically nervous expectant father.
3 ADV [ADV adj] You use typically to indicate that someone has behaved in the way that they normally do. □ Typically, the Norwegians were on the mountain two hours before anyone else.
typi|fy /t I p I fa I / (typifies , typifying , typified ) VERB If something or someone typifies a situation or type of thing or person, they have all the usual characteristics of it and are a typical example of it. □ [V n] These two buildings typify the rich extremes of Irish architecture.
typ|ing /ta I p I ŋ/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Typing is the work or activity of typing something by means of a typewriter or word processor. □ She didn't do any typing till the evening.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft poss N ] Typing is the skill of using a typewriter or keyboard quickly and accurately. □ My typing is quite dreadful.
typ|ist /ta I p I st/ (typists ) N‑COUNT A typist is someone who works in an office typing letters and other documents.
ty|po|graphi|cal /ta I pəgræ f I k ə l/ ADJ [ADJ n] Typographical relates to the way in which printed material is presented. □ Owing to a typographical error, the town of Longridge was spelt as Longbridge.
ty|pog|ra|phy /ta I pɒ grəfi/ N‑UNCOUNT Typography is the way in which written material is arranged and prepared for printing.
ty|pol|ogy /ta I pɒ lədʒi/ (typologies ) N‑COUNT A typology is a system for dividing things into different types, especially in science and the social sciences. [FORMAL ]
ty|ran|ni|cal /t I ræ n I k ə l/
1 ADJ If you describe someone as tyrannical , you mean that they are severe or unfair towards the people that they have authority over. □ He killed his tyrannical father with a blow to the head.
2 ADJ If you describe a government or organization as tyrannical , you mean that it acts without considering the wishes of its people and treats them cruelly or unfairly. □ …one of the world's most oppressive and tyrannical regimes.
tyr|an|nize /t I rəna I z/ (tyrannizes , tyrannizing , tyrannized ) in BRIT, also use tyrannise VERB If you say that one person tyrannizes another, you mean that the first person uses their power over the second person in order to treat them very cruelly and unfairly. □ [V n] …fathers who tyrannize their families. □ [V + over ] Armed groups use their power to tyrannise over civilians. [Also V ]
tyr|an|ny /t I rəni/ (tyrannies )
1 N‑VAR A tyranny is a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else. □ Self-expression and individuality are the greatest weapons against tyranny.
2 N‑UNCOUNT If you describe someone's behaviour and treatment of others that they have authority over as tyranny , you mean that they are severe with them or unfair to them. □ I'm the sole victim of Mother's tyranny.
3 N‑COUNT You can describe something that you have to use or have as a tyranny if you think it is undesirable or unpleasant. □ [+ of ] The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life.
ty|rant /ta I ə rənt/ (tyrants ) N‑COUNT You can use tyrant to refer to someone who treats the people they have authority over in a cruel and unfair way. □ …households where the father was a tyrant.
tyre /ta I ə r / (tyres ) in AM, use tire 1 N‑COUNT A tyre is a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses, and bicycles.