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Quick definitions from WordNet (thing)
▸ noun: a separate and self-contained entity
▸ noun: an action ("How could you do such a thing?")
▸ noun: an artifact ("How does this thing work?")
▸ noun: an entity that is not named specifically ("I couldn't tell what the thing was")
▸ noun: any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence ("The thing I like about her is ...")
▸ noun: a special abstraction ("A thing of the spirit")
▸ noun: a special objective ("The thing is to stay in bounds")
▸ noun: a statement regarded as an object ("To say the same thing in other terms")
▸ noun: an event ("A funny thing happened on the way to the...")
▸ noun: a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion ("He has a thing about seafood")
▸ noun: a special situation ("This thing has got to end")
▸ noun: a vaguely specified concern ("Things are going well")
▸ Also see things
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▸ noun: a separate and self-contained entity
▸ noun: an action ("How could you do such a thing?")
▸ noun: an artifact ("How does this thing work?")
▸ noun: an entity that is not named specifically ("I couldn't tell what the thing was")
▸ noun: any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence ("The thing I like about her is ...")
▸ noun: a special abstraction ("A thing of the spirit")
▸ noun: a special objective ("The thing is to stay in bounds")
▸ noun: a statement regarded as an object ("To say the same thing in other terms")
▸ noun: an event ("A funny thing happened on the way to the...")
▸ noun: a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion ("He has a thing about seafood")
▸ noun: a special situation ("This thing has got to end")
▸ noun: a vaguely specified concern ("Things are going well")
▸ Also see things
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to thing
▸ Usage examples for thing
▸ Idioms related to thing (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing thing
▸ Words that often appear near thing
▸ Rhymes of thing
▸ Invented words related to thing