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thing

/ thing /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a separate and self-contained entity
Kinds of:
anything something nothing nonentity subject
noun Sense 2
a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
"he has a thing about seafood"
"she has a thing about him"
Type of:
feeling
noun Sense 3
an event
"a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
Type of:
happening occurrence natural event
Kinds of:
feast
noun Sense 4
a statement regarded as an object
"to say the same thing in other terms"
"how can you say such a thing?"
Type of:
statement
noun Sense 5
a special objective
"the thing is to stay in bounds"
Type of:
aim object objective
noun Sense 6
a special abstraction
"a thing of the spirit"
"things of the heart"
Type of:
abstraction abstract
noun Sense 7
any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
"the thing I like about her is ..."
Type of:
attribute
noun Sense 8
an entity that is not named specifically
"I couldn''t tell what the thing was"
Type of:
entity
Kinds of:
change freshener horror jimdandy jimhickey
noun Sense 9
an artifact
"how does this thing work?"
Type of:
artifact artefact
Kinds of:
flagship pill snorter standby variation
noun Sense 10
an action
"how could you do such a thing?"
Type of:
action
noun Sense 11
a special situation
"this thing has got to end"
"it is a remarkable thing"
Type of:
situation state of affairs
noun Sense 12
a vaguely specified concern
"several matters to attend to"
"it is none of your affair"
"things are going well"
Type of:
concern
Semantic Complexity
92%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
3
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anything something nothing nonentity subject feeling happening occurrence natural event feast statement aim