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Thing has 15 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a special situation

"this thing has got to end"

"it is a remarkable thing"

2

an action

"how could you do such a thing?"

3

a special abstraction

"a thing of the spirit"

"things of the heart"

4

an artifact

"how does this thing work?"

5

an event

"a funny thing happened on the way to the..."

6

a vaguely specified concern

"several matters to attend to"

"it is none of your affair"

"things are going well"

7

a statement regarded as an object

"to say the same thing in other terms"

"how can you say such a thing?"

8

an entity that is not named specifically

"I couldn't tell what the thing was"

9

any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence

"the thing I like about her is ..."

10

a special objective

"the thing is to stay in bounds"

11

a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion

"he has a thing about seafood"

"she has a thing about him"

12

a separate and self-contained entity

"The artist treated each brushstroke as an independent thing, complete in itself within the larger composition."

13

A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

"The new policy treats every employee's unique skill set as an individual thing rather than just part of the general workforce."

14

That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

In plain English: A thing is any object, idea, or person that exists and can be seen, touched, thought about, or talked about.

"I need to find that thing I left on the kitchen table yesterday."

Usage: Use "thing" in everyday speech to refer to any physical object or general matter when you do not know the specific name. Avoid using it for abstract concepts like emotions unless speaking informally about feelings such as sadness being just another "thing."

Verb
1

To express as a thing; to reify.

"The theory argues that we should not just talk about love, but express it as a tangible thing."

In plain English: To thing is to have an idea that isn't quite right yet but might become something useful later on.

"The old computer is too slow to thing about upgrading right now."

Example Sentences
"I need to find that thing I left on the kitchen table yesterday." noun
"I need to find the thing I left in the car." noun
"That strange noise is not a good sign for this old machine." noun
"What is that tiny thing you are hiding behind your back?" noun
"The old computer is too slow to thing about upgrading right now." verb
Related Terms
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
situation action abstraction artifact happening concern statement entity attribute aim feeling physical entity
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
flagship pill snorter standby variation wobbler feast least change freshener horror jimdandy pacifier security blanket stinker whacker subject body of water inessential necessity part reservoir unit variable

Origin

The word "thing" comes from Old English þing. It originally referred to an assembly or meeting before evolving to mean any object.

Rhyming Words
ing ging ying sing ling xing ting zing fing hing qing ving ring jing ping king ning oing ding ming
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