Kind Of

Definition: Kind Of

Kind Of

Adverb

1. To some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy".

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Tips from 1870

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Kind Of

Crosswords: Kind Of

I need some kind of proof, some kind of verifiable, empirical data. (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

He's the kind of man the world pretends to look up to, and in fact despises. (Doctor Zhivago; writing credit: Boris Pasternak; Robert Bolt)

What kind of havoc shall the Carver Media Group create in the world today? (Tomorrow Never Dies; writing credit: Bruce Feirstein)

What are you supposed to be, some kind of cosmonaut? (Ghostbusters; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.)

Wouldn't that kind of defeat the purpose? (Rebecca; writing credit: Daphne Du Maurier; Philip MacDonald)

Has that kind of whip appeal on me (Whip Appeal; performing artist: Babyface; writing credit: Babyface, Perri Smith)

You got a kind of walk that's just so fine (Precious Love; performing artist: Bob Welch; writing credit: Bob Welch)

Tell me what kind of man would I be? (What Kind of Man Would I be?; performing artist: Chicago)

Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me got a groovy kind of love, oh (A Groovy Kind Of Love; performing artist: Phil Collins)

Don't, Don't you know the kind of man I am (Caught Up in You; performing artist: 38 Special)

If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. (references; author: Bob Hope)

She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Rhubarb: A kind of celery gone bloodshot. (references; author: unknown)

Make Your Own Kind of Music! (1971)

Some Kind of a Nut (1969)

That Kind of Girl (1963)

A New Kind of Love (1963)

That Kind of Woman (1959)

Another Kind of Love (performing artist: Hugh Cornwell)

SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL (performing artist: Grand Funk )

There's A Kind of Hush (performing artist: Herman's Hermits)

The Right Kind Of Love (performing artist: Jeremy Jordan)

Some Kind Of Lover (performing artist: Jody Watley)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• The World Market for Amino-Alcohols, Their Ethers and Esters, and Salts Thereof, Excluding Esters with More Than One Kind of Oxygen-Function: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

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Books

• The 17 Essential Qualities Of A Team Player Becoming The Kind Of Person Every Team Wants (reference)

• What Kind of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States (reference)

• What Kind of a God Would Allow a Thing Like This to Happen?!! (reference)

• Ce-VI - Close Encounters of the Possession Kind: A Different Kind of Interference of Otherworldly Beings (reference)

• The Dow Jones-Irwin guide to mutual funds : how to diversify your investments for maximum return and safety in any kind of market (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Other Kind of Death Penalty (reference)

• Love Chronicles: Groovy Kind of Love (reference)

• Some Kind of Wonderful (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Choking Kind of Love (reference)

• Kind of Closure (reference)

• Motown Legends: I'll Be Doggone - Stubborn Kind of Fellow (reference)

• Kind of Hush [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference)

• Kind of Blue (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• A New Kind of Science Explorer (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Any kind of structure on the deep sea floor attracts local mobile species. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Inside a sound room, or anechoic chamber, Everett Foreman (left) and Florida A&M University student Cornelius Dunmore insert an insect detection device into another kind of portable, sound-insulated enclosure. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller..

Either odd rock formations or some kind of ruins in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. Credit: Unknown.

Taigichuan (Tai Chi), a kind of slow-motion martial art, is regarded as a healthy exercise ... / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by D. Henrioud..

No Chow! Not Enough Food or The Wrong Kind Of Food... : Prevent Malnutrition By Doing These Things:... Credit: National Library of Medicine.

"Marine Corps Leathernecks with the 1st Marine Division in Korea are subject to outdoor advertising of a not particularly persuasive type these days. As enemy positions are overrun, signs such as the ones in this photograph, taken by Marine Corps Combat photographers, are found. It's a new kind of recruiting for the Communist Peoples Volunteer Force -- but Communist recruiting officers reports are strangely silent as to the success of the current campaign." Quoted from the original caption released with this p. Credit: NAVY; photo by Commander, Naval Forces Far East under date of 11 May 1951. Note the Marine's goggles and M-1 carbine..

In port, circa 1917, possibly after being taken over by the Navy. Note the interesting pattern of her paintwork, perhaps some kind of camouflage. The ferry Castleton is in the background. This "Mehanden Fisherman" was commissioned as USS Amagansett (SP-693) on 17 May 1917, for World War I service, and returned to her owner on 12 March 1919. Credit: NAVY.

We must think of it as a kind of sign. Credit: Library of Congress.

A kind of jealousy of her daughter for one strange moment possessed her -- jealousy of youth and love and opening life : or the evening seemed to halo and caress her. Credit: Library of Congress.

I wonder what kind of morale they're talking about?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Howbeit, this is not the only kind of regiment that has been received in the world. (Second Treatise of Government)

It creates capital, i.e., that kind of property which exploits wage-labour, and which cannot increase except upon condition of begetting a new supply of wage-labour for fresh exploitation. (reference)

Damage caused by any kind of maltreatment of prisoners of war. (reference)

Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

He was looked on as sufficiently belonging to the place to make his merits and prospects a kind of common concern.

He looked at the Gryphon as if he thought it had some kind of authority over Alice.

It was very kind of you.

It imparted to the wearer a kind of sacredness, which enabled her to walk securely amid all peril.

He was a wretch, a kind of mendicant musician, a lazy ragamuffin, who beat her, and who left her, as she had taken him, with disgust.

It was queer too that you could not call him sir because he was a brother and had a different kind of look.

The urging of that word judgment hath bred a kind of remorse in me.

But folks are kind of scared to stop at night.

Out of the right fob hung a great silver chain, with a wonderful kind of engine at the bottom.

I have actually fished from the same kind of necessity that the first fishers did.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Another kind of surgery removes the adenoids. (references)

However, a yeast infection is only one kind of vaginal infection. (references)

And rest does not always relieve it. Not everyone feels the same kind of fatigue. (references)

Business

For all kind of compressors (8414) the duties are 5 percent. (references)

End-users of this kind of machinery are large private companies. (references)

Another advantage is this kind of transport is environmentally friendly. (references)

Civil Liberties

China

Despite official regulations encouraging officials to be atheists, in some localities as many as 20 to 25 percent of Communist Party officials engage in some kind of religious activity. (references)

Peru

The law does not require a permit for a public demonstration; however, organizers must inform the Ministry of Interior's political authority (Prefect) about the kind of demonstration and its location. (references)

Hong Kong

At an April 2000 public seminar, a senior deputy director of the Central People's Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong (formerly called the New China News Agency or Xinhua) stated that Hong Kong should expedite the drafting of antisubversion laws required by Article 23 of the Basic Law in order to define the difference between reporting on the issue of Taiwan independence and advocating independence (in order to make it clear what kind of reporting on Taiwan was permitted). (references)

Economic History

Bolivia

There are no restrictions on any kind of remittances. (references)

West Bank

We have no reliable means of determining where or to what degree this kind of activity occurs. (references)

India

Automatic approvals are available for investments involving up to 100% foreign equity, depending on the kind of industry. (references)

Human Rights

Kenya

Citizens may choose between national and customary law when they enter into marriage or other contracts; however, thereafter the courts determine which kind of law governs the enforcement of the contract. (references)

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Human Rights Committee and other observers state that the police employ unwarranted deadly force against criminal suspects in a kind of uniformed vigilantism, or in some cases because criminals refused to pay police "commissions" or bribes to ignore criminal activity. (references)

Minorities

Macedonia

Some parents have hired teachers of their own, although this kind of private education is not authorized legally. (references)

Political Economy

AUSTRIA

U.S. investors are entitled to the same kind of protection under Austrian patent and copyright legislation as are Austrian nationals. (references)

OMAN

However, given Omani oil revenue accounting noted above, this kind of calculation does not give an accurate picture of Oman's overall financial position. (references)

PORTUGAL

The survey, which polled thousands of students and their parents, indicates that there are between 18,000 and 34,000 children who perform some kind of work in Portugal. (references)

Trade

Uae

All kind of illicit drugs (Hashish, Cocaine, Heroin, etc.) are prohibited in the UAE. (references)

Bolivia

The government of Bolivia (GOB) does not impose restrictions on the importation of any kind of used/refurbished equipment into Bolivia. (references)

Argentina

Penalties are also applied for false declarations as to the quantity, quality, or kind of goods or incorrect classification under the Harmonized Code of NCM (Nomenclatura Comun del MERCOSUR). (references)

Travel

Honduras

Generally the consummation of a business deal is closely related to some kind of social activity. (references)

Women

Czech Republic

Crisis centers that help rape victims include White Circle of Safety, an association for crime victims that provides free psychiatric and legal help, and Riaps, a help line that counsels persons who experience any kind of trauma. (references)

Bolivia

According to a 1997-98 study conducted by the Pan-American Health Organization and the Ministry of Health among women in three municipalities representative of the country's three major cultural and geographic zones, 62 percent of women reported experiencing some kind of domestic violence or abuse at least once in their lifetime. (references)

Worker Rights

Central African Republic

The minimum wage varies by sector and by kind of work. (references)

Australia

Some women working in the sex industry were not aware prior to entering the country that this was the kind of work they would be doing. (references)

Japan

Thus, government figures may understate the problem as persons who agreed to one kind of work find themselves doing another, or are subject to force, fraud, or coercion. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "kind of": A kind of ♦ an odd kind of man ♦ it is very kind of you! ♦ kind of drive ♦ kind of film ♦ kind of sport ♦ kind of wine ♦ same kind of ♦ that is very kind of you ♦ this kind of ♦ very kind of you ♦ what kind of ♦ what kind of man is he?. Additional references.

Afrikaan

watter soort (what, what a, what kind of, what sort of), allerhande (all, all sorts, all sorts of, every kind of, miscellaneous, of all sorts). (various references)

Albanian

të tipit, të llojit, disi (indifferently, rather, somehow, somewhat). (various references)

Arabic 

‏من نوع واحد. (various references)

Bulgarian 

тъй да се каже (like, quasi), някак (like, someway), един вид, до известна степен (partly, rather, some, somewhat). (various references)

Chinese 

這種 (this kind of, this sort of, this type of), 那樣的 (that kind of, that sort of), 藨 (kind of raspberry), �"飯 (a kind of food popular among believers in Islam), 太極劍 (a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play), 太極拳 (a kind of traditional Chinese shadowboxing), 仙草 (a kind of plant used as a medicinal herb in ancient times), 各種 (all kinds of, every kind of, various kinds). (various references)

Czech

jaksi (in a way, sort of). (various references)

Danish

kobling (clutch), underrubrikken sedler og moent samt transferable indlaan paa anfordring,i national valuta omfatter nationale pengerepraesentativer og indlaan paa anfordring i national valuta,for hvilke man til parikurs kan kraeve oejeblikkelig omveksling til landets lovl (and transferable by cheque, banker's order, or the like, the sub-heading currency and transferable sight deposits in national currency includes the notes and coin and sight deposits in national currency immediately convertible at par into the legal tender of the country without any kind of restriction), underrubrikken sedler og moent samt transferable indlaan paa anfordring,i fremmed valuta,omfatter udenlandske pengerepraesentativer og indlaan paa anfordring i udenlandsk valuta,for hvilke man kan kraeve oejeblikkelig omveksling til national valuta uden n (and which are transferable by cheque, banker's order or the like, the sub-heading currency and transferable sight deposits in foreign currency covers notes and coin and sight deposits in foreign currency which are immediately convertible into national currency without any kind of restriction and without any cost other t), traek (attenuating, attenuation, draft, draught, drawing, drawing qualities, drive, haul of a net, hayl, kind of drive, system of drive, traction), rubrikken sedler og mønt samt transferable indlån på anfordring,omfatter de pengerepræsentativer og indlån på anfordring,der umiddelbart kan ombyttes til lovlige betalingsmidler uden nogen form for begrænsninger,og som kan overdrages ved check,bank (and which are transferable by cheque, banker's order or the like, the heading currency and transferable sight deposits includes the notes and coin and sight deposits which are immediately convertible into the legal tender of the country without any kind of restriction), en saadan foretrukken orientering kan foelges op helt fra den stoebte tilstand for at opnaa saerlige magnetiske egenskaber efter valsning (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), drevtype (drive, kind of drive, system of drive). (various references)

Dutch

hoedanig (what kind of, what sort of), allerhande (all, every kind of, miscellaneous), allerlei (all, all sorts, all sorts of, every kind of, miscellaneous, of all sorts), de rubriek chartaal geld en overdraagbare direct opeisbare deposito's omvat het fiduciaire geld en de direct opeisbare deposito's waarvan onmiddellijke en onbeperkte omzetting in nationale valuta kan worden geëist,en waarover door cheques,overschrijving (and which are transferable by cheque, banker's order or the like, the heading currency and transferable sight deposits includes the notes and coin and sight deposits which are immediately convertible into the legal tender of the country without any kind of restriction), de subrubriek chartaal geld en overdraagbare direct opeisbare deposito's in buitenlandse valuta omvat het buitenlandse fiduciaire geld en de in buitenlandse valuta uitgedrukte direct opeisbare deposito's waarvan onmiddellijke en onbeperkte omzetting in na (and which are transferable by cheque, banker's order or the like, the sub-heading currency and transferable sight deposits in foreign currency covers notes and coin and sight deposits in foreign currency which are immediately convertible into national currency without any kind of restriction and without any cost other t), de subrubriek chartaal geld en overdraagbare direct opeisbare deposito's in nationale valuta omvat het nationale fiduciaire geld en de in nationale valuta uitgedrukte direct opeisbare deposito's waarvan onmiddellijke en onbeperkte omzetting a pari in nati (and transferable by cheque, banker's order, or the like, the sub-heading currency and transferable sight deposits in national currency includes the notes and coin and sight deposits in national currency immediately convertible at par into the legal tender of the country without any kind of restriction), dergelýk (such, such a, that kind of), dergelijk (such a, that kind of), dusdanig (so, such, such a, that kind of, thus), een (an, any, anybody, one, some, somebody, someone, such a, that kind of), een dergelijke voorkeursoriëntatie kan al tijdens de smelt bewerkstelligd worden,ten einde na het walsen buitengewone magnetische eigenschappen te verkrijgen (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), een of ander (an, any, anybody, one, some, some kind of, somebody, someone), aandrijving (drive, kind of drive, power train, power unit, system of drive), enigerlei (some kind of), zulk een (such, such a, that kind of), van elke soort (all, every kind of), wat een (what a, what kind of, what sort of), wat voor (what a, what kind of, what sort of), wat voor een (what kind of, what sort of), wat voor een soort (what a, what kind of, what sort of), wat voor soort (what kind of, what sort of), zo (as, at once, immediately, in that way, just, like that, like this, now, promptly, right away, right now, so, such, such a, that, that kind of, that much, this way, thus, well, well then), zo een (such, such a, that kind of), zodanig (in that way, like this, so, such, such a, that kind of, this way, thus), zo'n (such, such a, that kind of), zulk (such, such a, that kind of), een of andere (any, anybody, some kind of, somebody, someone). (various references)

Esperanto

kia (what kind of, what sort of), tia (such, such a, that kind of), ia (some kind of), ĉia (all, every kind of). (various references)

Faeroese

tílíkur (such, such a, that kind of), slíkur (such, such a, that kind of), okkurt slag av (some kind of), hvussu (as, how, like, such as, what a, what kind of, what sort of), hvat (that, what, what a, what kind of, what sort of, which, who), alskyns (all, every kind of). (various references)

Finnish

millainen (of what kind, what a, what kind of, what sort of), jonkinlainen (a sort of, of some sort, some kind of, something of a). (various references)

French

genre de. (various references)

Frisian

hoe'n (what a, what kind of, what sort of), alderhanne (all, all sorts, all sorts of, every kind of, miscellaneous, of all sorts). (various references)

German

ziemlich verrückt (kind of mad). (various references)

Greek 

καθοδήγηση (guidance), ρακί (kind of strong spirit (like g, rum), μετάδοση κίνησης (drive, drive line, kind of drive, system of drive, transmission), η κατηγορία χρήμα και μεταβιβάσιμες καταθέσεις όψης περιλαμβάνει τα τραπεζογραμμάτια και τα κέρματα και τις καταθέσεις όψης,που μπορούν ν (and which are transferable by cheque, banker's order or the like, the heading currency and transferable sight deposits includes the notes and coin and sight deposits which are immediately convertible into the legal tender of the country without any kind of restriction), η υποκατηγορία χρήμα και μεταβιβάσιμες καταθέσεις όψης σε ξένο νόμισμα περιλαμβάνει τραπεζογραμμάτια και κέρματα και καταθέσεις όψης σε � (and which are transferable by cheque, banker's order or the like, the sub-heading currency and transferable sight deposits in foreign currency covers notes and coin and sight deposits in foreign currency which are immediately convertible into national currency without any kind of restriction and without any cost other t), η υποκατηγορία χρήμα και μεταβιβάσιμες καταθέσεις όψης σε εθνικό νόμισμα περιλαμβάνει τα τραπεζογραμμάτια και τα κέρματα και τις καταθέσ� (and transferable by cheque, banker's order, or the like, the sub-heading currency and transferable sight deposits in national currency includes the notes and coin and sight deposits in national currency immediately convertible at par into the legal tender of the country without any kind of restriction), τρόπος κίνησης (drive, kind of drive, system of drive). (various references)

Guarani

sopa, paraguái, mba'éichaguápa (what kind of), chipa. (various references)

Hawaiian

atillë (such, such a, that kind of), asisoj (such, such a, that kind of), asilloj (such, such a, that kind of). (various references)

Hebrew 

מעין (almost, as if, fountain, like, sort of, source, spring, well). (various references)

Hungarian

valahogy (anyway, aught, in a way, somehow, sort of), olyasvalahogy. (various references)

Indonesian

agak (approximately, rather). (various references)

Italian

piuttosto (better, little, preferably, pretty, quite, rather, somewhat, soon, sooner). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

何者　 (what kind of person, who), 如何なる (any kind of), ギターの弦 (boy, fee paid to performing artists, gadget bag, gag, gal, gallery, gammon, gap, gather, gathered skirt, gibberellin, gift, gift card, gift certificate, gift check, gift coupon, gift package, gift shop, gimmick, give up, give-and-take, guarantee, guignol, Guiness Book of Records, guitar amplifier, guitar magazine, guitar string, guitar synthesizer, guitarist, gypsum, kind of Indian spice, male waiter, teenage mother), あの方 (ah, airhead, ambiguous, cartoon character, contrary, farewell, fool, frankly, good-bye, he, inverse, kind of cookie, oaf, oh, opposite, saw-edged perch, she, that gentleman, to dandle, to fail in getting a job, uncertain, vague), �"のような� �合に (in this kind of situation), �"の種 (this kind of), 山女 (a kind of trout), ど�"で�"�"し (complete reversal, how, how much, rapidly, steadily, unexpected twist, what, what kind of), 何ら (any, any kind of, nothing whatever, what, what sort of, whatever), 如何いう (what kind of), 何者 (what kind of person, who), 荻 (a kind of plant), 橘 (kind of citrus fruit), 浪花節 (a kind of sung narrative popular during Edo period, naniwabushi), 恐縮 (shame, sorry to trouble, very kind of you), 木�"� (Hedera rhombea, kind of ivy), 恙虫 (kind of mite), ボランティア活動 (bolshevik, Borsalino, Russian soup, volume, volume control, volunteer activities), マネーフロー分析 (kind of bicycle favored by housewives running errands around their neighborhood, mafia, maharaja, Mahatma, mahogany, Mahomet, malaria, Malibu, Mama, management, manager, mannequin, mannequin girl, manometer, maracas, maraschino, marathon, Maya, mayonnaise, monetarism, money laundering, money market, money-flow analysis, moneymaker, muff, muffin, muffler, scarf), �'�魚 (a kind of woman who pretends to be all sweet and innocent and naive), 何等 (any kind of, nothing whatever, what, what sort of, whatever). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きょうしゅく (shame, sorry to trouble, tetanus, very kind of you), ギ� ネマ (kind of Indian spice), あられ (cartoon character, kind of cookie), �"のようなばあいに (in this kind of situation), �"のしゅ (this kind of), いかなる (any kind of), かまとと (a kind of woman who pretends to be all sweet and innocent and naive), つつがむし (kind of mite), やまめ (a kind of trout), どういう (what kind of), たちばな (kind of citrus fruit), きづた (Hedera rhombea, kind of ivy), な�"ら (any kind of, nothing whatever, what, what sort of, whatever), なにもの (nothing, something, what kind of person, who), なにわぶし (a kind of sung narrative popular during Edo period, naniwabushi), ボリュー� (volume), ママチャリ (kind of bicycle favored by housewives running errands around their neighborhood), おぎ (a kind of plant), ど�"な (what, what kind of). (various references)

Papiamen

kí (what, what kind of, what sort of). (various references)

Pig Latin

indkay ofay

Polish

wszelki (all, every kind of), wszelaki (all, every kind of), taki (such, such a, that kind of), jakiś, jaki (what a, what kind of, what sort of). (various references)

Portuguese

bondoso (affable, benevolent, big heart, charitable, friendly, generous, gentle, good, kind, kind hearted, large-hearted, warm-hearted). (various references)

Romanian

parcã, pânã la un punct (like, to a certain extent), ca sã zicem aşa (as it were), ca sã zic aşa, într-un fel, într-o anumitã mãsurã (in some degree, measurably, to a certain degree). (various references)

Russian 

как будто (as, as if, as though, quasi), вроде бы, вроде (kinda, like, something in the nature of). (various references)

Scottish

cuiseag (a stalk, plant stem, reed). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

nekako (somehow, someway, somewise), malo (few, little, little: a little, slightly, small, some, somewhat). (various references)

Spanish

modo de. (various references)

Swahili

gani (what a, what kind, what kind of, what sort of). (various references)

Swedish

på sätt och vis (in a certain sense), nästan (about, all but, almost, much, nearly, nigh), ganska (enough, fairly, middling, plenty, pretty, quite, rather, reasonably, some, to a degree, tolerably, very). (various references)

Thai

นิ�"หน่อย. (various references)

Turkish

gibi (as, fashion, like, something like, such as, wise), benzeri (quasi, quasi-, suchlike), az çok (moderately, more or less, rather, somewhat). (various references)

Wolof

fonde (a kind of porridge). (various references)

Zulu

inhloboni (what a, what kind of, what sort of). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"Kind Of" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Kinta. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: dink, fido, find, fink, fino, foin, fond, ikon, info, kind, kino, nodi, oink.

-3 letters: din, don, fid, fin, fon, ink, ion, kid, kif, kin, koi, nod.

-4 letters: do, id, if, in, no, od, of, on.

+4 letters: defrocking.

+5 letters: cockneyfied, disfrocking.

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