Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)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.

2. thing(Noun)

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

3. thing(Noun)

   An individual object or distinct entity.

4. thing(Noun)

   whatever can be owned.

5. thing(Noun)

   The latest fad or fashion.

6. thing(Noun)

   clothes, possessions or equipment.

7. thing(Noun)

   A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.

8. thing(Noun)

   A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.

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

9. thing(Noun)

   A penis.

10. thing(Noun)

    A living being or creature.

11. thing(Noun)

    That which matters; the crux.

12. thing(Noun)

    A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

13. Thing(Noun)

    A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

Origin: 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(0.00 / 0 votes)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

   "Thing" is an unknown. It really has no definition, but people relatively use "thing" when describing something.

   "What is that thing?!", relative to describing something.

   Submitted by anonymous on October 17, 2017

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

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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Steve Perillo:

   It was a silly thing.

2. Jeff Brohm:

   My first thing was no.

3. Nick Evans:

   It's not the done thing.

4. Doyle McClellan:

   That's not a good thing.

5. New Hampshire Christie:

   Marco, the thing is this.

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