S: (n) statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc) "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
S: (n) characterization, characterisation (the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features) "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
S: (n) label (a brief description given for purposes of identification) "the label modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"
S: (n) kind, sort, form, variety (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality) "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
S: (n) description (sort or variety) "every description of book was there"
S: (n) type (a subdivision of a particular kind of thing) "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
S: (n) color, colour ((physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction) "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"
S: (n) species (a specific kind of something) "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"
S: (n) genus (a general kind of something) "ignore the genus communism"
S: (n) brand, make (a recognizable kind) "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
S: (n) genre (a kind of literary or artistic work)
S: (n) like, ilk (a kind of person) "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"
S: (n) manner (a kind) "what manner of man are you?"
S: (n) model (a type of product) "his car was an old model"
S: (n) stripe (a kind or category) "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"
S: (n) like, the like, the likes of (a similar kind) "dogs, foxes, and the like"; "we don't want the likes of you around here"