Definitions for Thing
θɪŋthing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. thingnoun

   a special situation

   "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"

2. thingnoun

   an action

   "how could you do such a thing?"

3. thingnoun

   a special abstraction

   "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"

4. thingnoun

   an artifact

   "how does this thing work?"

5. thingnoun

   an event

   "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."

6. matter, affair, thingnoun

   a vaguely specified concern

   "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"

7. thingnoun

   a statement regarded as an object

   "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"

8. thingnoun

   an entity that is not named specifically

   "I couldn't tell what the thing was"

9. thingnoun

   any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence

   "the thing I like about her is ..."

10. thingnoun

    a special objective

    "the thing is to stay in bounds"

11. thingnoun

    a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion

    "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"

12. thingnoun

    a separate and self-contained entity

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thingnoun

   That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

2. thingnoun

   A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.

3. thingnoun

   An individual object or distinct entity.

4. thingnoun

   whatever can be owned.

5. thingnoun

   The latest fad or fashion.

6. thingnoun

   clothes, possessions or equipment.

7. thingnoun

   A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.

8. thingnoun

   A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.

   The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.

9. thingnoun

   A penis.

10. thingnoun

    A living being or creature.

11. thingnoun

    That which matters; the crux.

12. thingnoun

    A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

13. Etymology: See thing.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. THINK THINGnoun

   Etymology: ðing , Saxon; ding, Dutch.

   1. Whatever is; not a person. A general word.

   Do not you chide; I have a thing for you.
   ———— You have a thing for me?
   It is a common thing ——
   ———— Ha?
   ———— To have a foolish wife. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   The great master he found busy in packing up his things against his departure. Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.

   The remnant of the meat-offering is a thing most holy. Lev. ii. 3.

   Says the master, you devour the same things that they would have eaten, mice and all. Roger L'Estrange.

   A thing by neither man or woman priz’d,
   And scarcely known enough to be despis’d. Dryden.

   I should blush to own so rude a thing,
   As it is to shun the brother of my king. Dryden.

   Wicked men, who understand any thing of wisdom, may see the imprudence of worldly and irreligious courses. John Tillotson.

   2. It is used in contempt.

   I have a thing in prose, begun above twenty-eight years ago, and almost finished: it will make a four shilling volume. Jonathan Swift.

   3. It is used of persons in contempt, or sometimes with pity.

   See, sons, what things you are! how quickly nature
   Falls to revolt, when gold becomes her object?
   For this the foolish over-careful fathers
   Have broke their sleeps with thought, their brains with care. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   Never any thing was so unbred as that odious man. William Congreve.

   The poor thing sighed, and with a blessing expressed with the utmost vehemence turned from me. Addison.

   I’ll be this abject thing no more.
   Love give me back my heart again. George Granville.

   4. It is used by William Shakespeare once in a sense of honour.

   I lov’d the maid I married; never man
   Sigh’d truer breath: but that I see thee here,
   Thou noble thing! more dances my wrapt heart. William Shakespeare.

2. THINK THINGnoun

   Etymology: ðing , Saxon; ding, Dutch.

   1. Whatever is; not a person. A general word.

   Do not you chide; I have a thing for you.
   ———— You have a thing for me?
   It is a common thing ——
   ———— Ha?
   ———— To have a foolish wife. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   The great master he found busy in packing up his things against his departure. Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.

   The remnant of the meat-offering is a thing most holy. Lev. ii. 3.

   Says the master, you devour the same things that they would have eaten, mice and all. Roger L'Estrange.

   A thing by neither man or woman priz’d,
   And scarcely known enough to be despis’d. Dryden.

   I should blush to own so rude a thing,
   As it is to shun the brother of my king. Dryden.

   Wicked men, who understand any thing of wisdom, may see the imprudence of worldly and irreligious courses. John Tillotson.

   2. It is used in contempt.

   I have a thing in prose, begun above twenty-eight years ago, and almost finished: it will make a four shilling volume. Jonathan Swift.

   3. It is used of persons in contempt, or sometimes with pity.

   See, sons, what things you are! how quickly nature
   Falls to revolt, when gold becomes her object?
   For this the foolish over-careful fathers
   Have broke their sleeps with thought, their brains with care. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   Never any thing was so unbred as that odious man. William Congreve.

   The poor thing sighed, and with a blessing expressed with the utmost vehemence turned from me. Addison.

   I’ll be this abject thing no more.
   Love give me back my heart again. George Granville.

   4. It is used by William Shakespeare once in a sense of honour.

   I lov’d the maid I married; never man
   Sigh’d truer breath: but that I see thee here,
   Thou noble thing! more dances my wrapt heart. William Shakespeare.

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1. thing

   A thing can be described as an object, entity, or item that exists or is perceivable. It is a broad term used to refer to any tangible or intangible matter or concept. A thing can range from something concrete, such as a physical object, to something abstract, such as an idea or a quality.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thingnoun

   whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought

2. Thingnoun

   an inanimate object, in distinction from a living being; any lifeless material

3. Thingnoun

   a transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed

4. Thingnoun

   a portion or part; something

5. Thingnoun

   a diminutive or slighted object; any object viewed as merely existing; -- often used in pity or contempt

6. Thingnoun

   clothes; furniture; appurtenances; luggage; as, to pack or store one's things

7. Thingnoun

   whatever may be possessed or owned; a property; -- distinguished from person

8. Thingnoun

   in Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly

FreebaseRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Thing

   The Thing is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. His trademark orange rocky appearance, sense of humor, blue eyes, and his famous battle cry, "It's clobberin' time!", makes him a very recognizable comic book character. The Thing's speech patterns are loosely based on those of Jimmy Durante. Michael Chiklis portrayed The Thing in the 2005 film Fantastic Four, and its 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. In 2011, IGN ranked the Thing 18th in the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thing

   thing, n. an inanimate object: a living being (in tenderness or in contempt): an event: a part: (pl.) clothes, wraps.—ns. Thing′iness, reality, objectivity: disposition to take a materialistic view of things; Thing′-in-itself′, a noumenon, the Ger. ding an sich; Thing′umbob, Thing′ummy (coll.), a thing, anything, an indefinite name for some person whom one cannot be troubled to name distinctly.—adj. Thing′y, materialistic.—Do the handsome thing by, to treat generously; Know a thing or two, to be shrewd; Make a good thing of it, to reap a good advantage from; The thing, the proper or right thing. [A.S. thing, thinc; Ger. ding.]

2. Thing

   ting, n. a parliament, or a court of law, in Scandinavian countries. [Ice. thing, an assembly.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thing

   name for a legislative or judicial assembly among the Scandinavians.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thing

   A known and specific data, information, product, word or detail.

   Those things over there are to be deleted from the computer.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 14, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. THING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Thing is ranked #108199 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Thing surname appeared 164 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Thing.
   
   51.8% or 85 total occurrences were White.
   21.9% or 36 total occurrences were Asian.
   21.3% or 35 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.2% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Abstraction
   • Action
   • Aim
   • Artifact
   • Attribute
   • Concern
   • Entity
   • Feeling
   • Happening
   • Situation
   • Statement

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Thing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #336

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Thing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #131

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Thing' in Nouns Frequency: #7

Anagrams for Thing »

1. night

2. Night

How to pronounce Thing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Thing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Thing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Thing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Thing in a Sentence

1. Douglas Adams:

   The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.

2. Mark Twain:

   My kind of loyalty was to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death.

3. Marquis de Sade:

   It has, moreover, been proven that horror, nastiness, and the frightful are what give pleasure when one fornicates. Beauty is a simple thing ugliness is the exceptional thing. And fiery imaginations, no doubt, always prefer the extraordinary thing to the simple thing.

4. Steny Hoyer:

   We do the right thing, it is unacceptable, because we do the right thing, to be held hostage to bad policies because ‘ you Democrats will do the right thing and while we do, we House Republicans, will do the wrong thing. We will shut down the government as they have. ’ We are not going to be held hostage by doing the right thing, either.

5. Yet Kupp:

   It would be a pretty incredible thing, there’s a lot of good players in this league, a lot of receivers I’ve got a ton of respect for, so it would be very cool. The most important thing is that we win the game, lock down the division title and be ready to move into the playoffs here, but it would be a very cool thing because of the respect I have for the players in this league and the talent that there is. It’s a tough thing to do.

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