a kind of (something)

A replacement or alternative to (the real thing). I had to use the block of wood as a kind of hammer to get the loose nail back into place.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Daisy	DAY-zee	English
Eurydice	yoo-RID-i-see (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Blackwell	['blæk.wel]
Jaroslav	-	Czech, Slovak
Shemaiah	-	Biblical
Chambers	['tʃeimbəz]