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1of its kind — within the limitations of its class this new building was no doubt excellent of its kind …
2(the) biggest of its kind — the biggest/best/etc of its/their/kind phrase used to say that one thing is bigger, better etc than other similar things The bridge is the largest of its kind in the world. products that are some of the best …
3(the) best of its kind — the biggest/best/etc of its/their/kind phrase used to say that one thing is bigger, better etc than other similar things The bridge is the largest of its kind in the world. products that are some of the best …
4of its kind — within the limitations of its class. → kind …
5kind — [kīnd] n. [ME kynd < OE cynd, akin to Ger kind, child, ON kundr, son < IE * ĝṇti (> L natio, NATION) < base * ĝen : see GENUS] 1. Archaic a) origin b) nature c) manner; way …
6kind — Of its kind is too often used as a meaningless hedge: • Then the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival was launched, which has grown to become the most successful of its kind in the UK Independent on Sunday, 2007. Here, the kind of festival in… …
7biggest of its kind — largest of its type, largest one of any like it …
8kind — 1. n. 1 a a race or species (human kind). b a natural group of animals, plants, etc. (the wolf kind). 2 class, type, sort, variety (what kind of job are you looking for?). Usage: In sense 2, these (or those) kind is often encountered when… …
9kind — kind1 W1S1 [kaınd] n [: Old English; Origin: cynd] 1.) [U and C] one of the different types of a person or thing that belong to the same group = ↑sort, ↑type kind of ▪ They sell all kinds of things. ▪ The flowers attract several different kinds… …
10kind — kind1 [ kaınd ] noun *** 1. ) count a type of person or thing: kind of: What kind of person is she? different kinds of: Many people like to try lots of different kinds of food. of some kind: We ve all had disappointments of some kind. of any kind …