thing

thing
noun
1)

the room was full of strange things

Syn:
object, article, item, artifact, commodity; device, gadget, instrument, utensil, tool, implement; entity, body; informal whatsit, whatchamacallit; Brit. thingummy, thingy, thingamabob, thingamajig, doohickey, doodad, dingus
2) (things)

I'll come back tomorrow to collect my things

Syn:
belongings, possessions, stuff, property, worldly goods, effects, personal effects, trappings, paraphernalia, bits and pieces, luggage, baggage, bags; informal gear, junk; Law goods and chattels
3) (things)

his gardening things

Syn:
equipment, apparatus, gear, kit, tackle, stuff; implements, tools, utensils; accoutrements
4)

I've got several things to do today

Syn:
activity, act, action, deed, undertaking, exploit, feat; task, job, chore
5)

I've got other things on my mind just now

Syn:
thought, notion, idea; concern, matter, worry, preoccupation
6)

I keep remembering things he said

Syn:
remark, statement, comment, utterance, observation, declaration, pronouncement
7)

quite a few odd things happened

Syn:
incident, episode, event, happening, occurrence, phenomenon
8) (things)

how are things with you?

Syn:
matters, affairs, circumstances, conditions, relations; state of affairs, situation, life
9)

one of the things I like about you is your optimism

Syn:
characteristic, quality, attribute, property, trait, feature, point, aspect, facet, quirk
10)

there's another thing you should know

Syn:
fact, piece of information, point, detail, particular, factor
11)

the thing is, I'm not sure if it's what I want

Syn:
fact of the matter, fact, point, issue, problem
12)

you lucky thing!

Syn:
person, soul, creature, wretch; informal devil, bastard
13)

Twylla developed a thing about noise

Syn:
phobia of/about, fear of, dislike of, aversion to, problem with; obsession with, fixation about; informal hang-up
14)

she had a thing about men who wore glasses

Syn:
penchant for, preference for, taste for, inclination for, partiality for, predilection for, soft spot for, weakness for, fondness for, fancy for, liking for, love for; fetish for, obsession with, fixation on/with
15)

books aren't really my thing

Syn:
what one likes, what interests one; informal one's cup of tea, one's bag, what turns one on
16)

it's the latest thing

Syn:
fashion, trend, style, rage, fad

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  • thing — [ θıŋ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 object/item ▸ 2 action/activity ▸ 3 situation/event ▸ 4 fact/condition ▸ 5 aspect of life ▸ 6 idea/information ▸ 7 something not specific ▸ 8 someone/something young you like ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an object or ITEM. This… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Thing — (th[i^]ng), n. [AS. [thorn]ing a thing, cause, assembly, judicial assembly; akin to [thorn]ingan to negotiate, [thorn]ingian to reconcile, conciliate, D. ding a thing, OS. thing thing, assembly, judicial assembly, G. ding a thing, formerly also,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thing — may refer to:In philosophy: * An object (philosophy), being, or entity * Thing in itself (or noumenon ), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel KantIn history: * Thing (assembly), also transliterated as ting or þing , a …   Wikipedia

  • thing — 1 matter, concern, business, *affair 2 Thing, object, article are comprehensive terms applicable to whatever is apprehended as having actual, distinct, and demonstrable existence. They vary, however, in their range of application. Thing is the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • thing — thing1 [thiŋ] n. [ME < OE, council, court, controversy, akin to Ger ding, ON thing (orig. sense, “public assembly,” hence, “subject of discussion, matter, thing”) < IE * tenk , to stretch, period of time < base * ten , to stretch >… …   English World dictionary

  • thing — (n.) O.E. þing meeting, assembly, later entity, being, matter (subject of deliberation in an assembly), also act, deed, event, material object, body, being, from P.Gmc. *thengan appointed time (Cf. O.Fris. thing assembly, council, suit, matter,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • thing — [n1] something felt, seen, perceived affair, anything, apparatus, article, being, body, business, circumstance, commodity, concept, concern, configuration, contrivance, corporeality, creature, device, element, entity, everything, existence,… …   New thesaurus

  • Thing — Thing, Ting Ting, n. [Dan. thing, ting, Norw. ting, or Sw. ting.] In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly; used, esp. in composition, in titles of such bodies. See {Legislature}, Norway. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thing — Sn Volks und Gerichtsversammlung der Germanen erw. obs. (18. Jh.) Stammwort. Die Volksversammlung hieß ahd. ding, as. thing, das in normaler Entwicklung mit Bedeutungsveränderung nhd. Ding ergeben hat. Vermutlich wegen dieser… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • thing — ► NOUN 1) an inanimate material object. 2) an unspecified object. 3) (things) personal belongings or clothing. 4) an action, activity, concept, or thought. 5) (things) unspecified circumstances or matters: how are things? 6) …   English terms dictionary

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