Definitions for thing
θɪŋthing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thing(noun)

   a special situation

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

2. thing(noun)

   an action

   "how could you do such a thing?"

3. thing(noun)

   a special abstraction

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

4. thing(noun)

   an artifact

   "how does this thing work?"

5. thing(noun)

   an event

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

6. matter, affair, thing(noun)

   a vaguely specified concern

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

7. thing(noun)

   a statement regarded as an object

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

8. thing(noun)

   an entity that is not named specifically

   "I couldn't tell what the thing was"

9. thing(noun)

   any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence

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

10. thing(noun)

    a special objective

    "the thing is to stay in bounds"

11. thing(noun)

    a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion

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

12. thing(noun)

    a separate and self-contained entity

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thing(Noun)

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

   Etymology: See thing.

2. thing(Noun)

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

   Etymology: See thing.

3. thing(Noun)

   An individual object or distinct entity.

   Etymology: See thing.

4. thing(Noun)

   whatever can be owned.

   Etymology: See thing.

5. thing(Noun)

   The latest fad or fashion.

   Etymology: See thing.

6. thing(Noun)

   clothes, possessions or equipment.

   Etymology: See thing.

7. thing(Noun)

   A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.

   Etymology: See thing.

8. thing(Noun)

   A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.

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

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9. thing(Noun)

   A penis.

   Etymology: See thing.

10. thing(Noun)

    A living being or creature.

    Etymology: See thing.

11. thing(Noun)

    That which matters; the crux.

    Etymology: See thing.

12. thing(Noun)

    A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

    Etymology: See thing.

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

1. Thing(noun)

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

2. Thing(noun)

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

3. Thing(noun)

   a transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed

4. Thing(noun)

   a portion or part; something

5. Thing(noun)

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

6. Thing(noun)

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

7. Thing(noun)

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

8. Thing(noun)

   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.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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  

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Al Cardenas:

   Since Eisenhower, every single nominee that the party has come up with is the nominee who has had the best resources and the best organization and so far that's Jeb Bush, i consider Jeb Bush the favorite to win this thing just because we hit every mark that every other successful nominee has hit, and in a more significant way than any other candidate.

2. William Cobbett:

   Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of speculation; but which ought to be called Gambling.

3. Theodore Roosevelt:

   In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

4. Eric Trump:

   When you're in this rat race for the presidential election, that's a very tough thing, he's set his life aside to do something he believes in. ... It's a very selfless act.

5. Nancy Suarez:

   This sentence is the most unjust thing that has happened in the country, we're not scared, we want to fight for a free Venezuela. People are sick of queuing up, of brazen theft, of corruption.

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