noun
- A special situation.
- usage: "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"
- synonyms: thing
- An action.
- usage: "how could you do such a thing"
- synonyms: thing
- A special abstraction.
- usage: "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"
- synonyms: thing
- An artifact.
- usage: "how does this thing work"
- synonyms: thing
- An event.
- usage: "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
- synonyms: thing
- 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"
- synonyms: thing
- An entity that is not named specifically.
- usage: "I couldn't tell what the thing was"
- synonyms: thing
- Any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence.
- usage: "the thing I like about her is. .."
- synonyms: thing
- A special objective.
- usage: "the thing is to stay in bounds"
- synonyms: thing
- A persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion.
- usage: "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"
- synonyms: thing
- A separate and self-contained entity.
- synonyms: thing
- Any movable possession (especially articles of clothing. )
- usage: "she packed her things and left"
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