thing is the dictionary form of thing's Definition of thing
1
[ noun ] a special situation

Examples

"this thing has got to end" "it is a remarkable thing"

2
[ noun ] an action

Examples

"how could you do such a thing?"

3
[ noun ] an artifact

Examples

"how does this thing work?"

4
[ noun ] an event

Examples

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

5
[ noun ] a statement regarded as an object

Examples

"to say the same thing in other terms" "how can you say such a thing?"

6
[ noun ] any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence

Examples

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

7
[ noun ] a special abstraction

Examples

"a thing of the spirit" "things of the heart"

8
[ noun ] a vaguely specified concern

Synonyms

matter affair

Examples

"several matters to attend to" "it is none of your affair" "things are going well"

9
[ noun ] an entity that is not named specifically

Examples

"I couldn't tell what the thing was"

10
[ noun ] a special objective

Examples

: "the thing is to stay in bounds"

11
[ noun ] a separate and self-contained entity
12
[ noun ] a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion

Examples

: "he has a thing about seafood" "she has a thing about him"

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