Definitions for thing
θɪŋthing

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thingnoun

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

   Etymology: See thing.

2. thingnoun

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

   Etymology: See thing.

3. thingnoun

   An individual object or distinct entity.

   Etymology: See thing.

4. thingnoun

   whatever can be owned.

   Etymology: See thing.

5. thingnoun

   The latest fad or fashion.

   Etymology: See thing.

6. thingnoun

   clothes, possessions or equipment.

   Etymology: See thing.

7. thingnoun

   A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.

   Etymology: See thing.

8. thingnoun

   A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.

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

   Etymology: See thing.

9. thingnoun

   A penis.

   Etymology: See thing.

10. thingnoun

    A living being or creature.

    Etymology: See thing.

11. thingnoun

    That which matters; the crux.

    Etymology: See thing.

12. thingnoun

    A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

    Etymology: See thing.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Thing

   name for a legislative or judicial assembly among the Scandinavians.

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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  

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, 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. Monica Lewinsky:

   Anyone who is suffering from shame and public humiliation needs to know one thing: you can survive it, i know it's hard. It may not be painless, quick or easy, but you can insist on a different ending to your story.

2. Baruch Spinoza:

   Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone.

3. Lyn Watson:

   He is going to be a very valuable little thing, depending on his eventual development, and the way he continues to get along with everybody else in the sanctuary.

4. Bill Ruh:

   You just look at the consumer world, you get jealous at the speed at which you can easily and quickly gain access to applications, that is exactly the same thing you want in the industrial world. The thing is you need it done in an industrial way.

5. Suman Sapkota:

   The main thing I want, and what we all want, is for the country to be peaceful, and never return to the violence we saw in the war, i got used to hearing the sounds of gunshots when I was very young, and it's something I don't want to hear any more.

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