Definitions for thing
thing
thing
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IPA: /θɪŋ/
Thing is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 50 anagrams from letters in thing (ghint).
Definitions for thing
noun
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a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
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some entity, object, or creature that is not or cannot be specifically designated or precisely described:
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anything that is or may become an object of thought:
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things, matters; affairs:
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a fact, circumstance, or state of affairs:
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an action, deed, event, or performance:
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a particular, respect, or detail:
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an aim; objective:
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an article of clothing:
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things.
implements, utensils, or other articles for service:
personal possessions or belongings:
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a task; chore:
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a living being or creature:
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a thought or statement:
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Informal. a particular interest or talent:
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Informal. a peculiar attitude or feeling, either positive or negative, toward something; mental quirk:
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something signified or represented, as distinguished from a word, symbol, or idea representing it.
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a topic, behavior, or activity involving or limited to a specified group:
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Informal. something that people do (often used in expressions of mild disapproval or mockery):
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Law. anything that may be the subject of a property right.
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new thing, Jazz. free jazz.
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the thing.
something that is correct or fashionable:
that which is expedient or necessary:
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(in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
Idioms
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do / find one's own thing, Informal. to pursue a lifestyle that expresses one's self.
Also, do/find one's thing.
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make a good thing of, Informal. to turn (a situation, experience, etc.) to one's own profit; benefit by:
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not to get a thing out of,
to be unable to obtain information or news from:
to fail to appreciate, understand, or derive aesthetic pleasure from:
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see / hear things, Informal. to have hallucinations.
Origin of thing
before 900; Middle English; Old English: originally, “meeting”; see thing2
Examples for thing
“They sure took the Sony thing seriously,” Attkisson said dryly.
It died just as the languages of most of our Indian tribes have become a thing of the past.
When I was in Holland, this is the kind of thing people feared.
The first thing they told us was that the traffickers are now using Turkish ports, which are relatively easy to reach from Syria.
"He'd better improve his whiskers first thing he does," suggested Percival.
But the other thing that needs to be done is for us citizens to do.
Strive and grope as he would, the thing had driven him on relentlessly.
No one seems to know who that is—or why they would want to do such a thing.
For one thing Fred sha'n't get into that kind of muss if I can save him from it.
I know it's a thing you never dreamt of—marrying a poor man.