What is the meaning of things?

noun

  • A special situation.
    • usage: "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"
  • An action.
    • usage: "how could you do such a thing"
  • A special abstraction.
    • usage: "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"
  • An artifact.
    • usage: "how does this thing work"
  • An event.
    • usage: "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
  • A vaguely specified concern.
    • usage: "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
  • A statement regarded as an object.
    • usage: "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing"
  • An entity that is not named specifically.
    • usage: "I couldn't tell what the thing was"
  • Any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence.
    • usage: "the thing I like about her is. .."
  • A special objective.
    • usage: "the thing is to stay in bounds"
  • A persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion.
    • usage: "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"
  • A separate and self-contained entity.
  • Any movable possession (especially articles of clothing. )
    • usage: "she packed her things and left"
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