all kinds of

1. A group of individuals or instances sharing common traits; a category or sort: different kinds of furniture; a new kind of politics.

2. A doubtful or borderline member of a given category: fashioned a kind of shelter; a kind of bluish color.

3. Underlying character as a determinant of the class to which a thing belongs; nature or essence.

4. The natural order or course of things; nature.

5. Manner or fashion.

Archaic

1. Underlying character as a determinant of the class to which a thing belongs; nature or essence.

2. The natural order or course of things; nature.

3. Manner or fashion.