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   Thing

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   noun

   • 1. an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to: "look at that metal rail thing over there" Similar objectarticleitemartifactcommoditydevicegadgetcontrivanceinstrumentutensiltoolimplemententitybodyinformal:whatsitwhat-d'you-call-itwhat's-its-namewhat's-itwhatchamacallitthingummythingythingamabobthingamajigoojamaflipoojahgizmodoodahdoobrygubbinsdoodaddoohickeydoojiggerdingusthingo
   • ▪ personal belongings or clothing: "she began to unpack her things" Similar belongingspossessionsstuffpropertyworldly goodsgoodspersonal effectseffectsparaphernaliaimpedimentabits and piecesbits and bobsluggagebaggagebagsbags and baggagechattelsmovablesvaluablesclothesgarmentsgoods and chattelsinformal:gearjunktogsgarmstrapsclobbertrekvulgar slang:shitcrapdated:dunnage
   • ▪ equipment, utensils, or other objects used for a particular purpose: "they cleared away the lunch things" Similar equipmentapparatusgearkittacklestuffimplementstoolsutensilsaccoutrements
   • ▪ anything (used for emphasis): "she couldn't find a thing to wear"
   • ▪ used to express one's disapproval of or contempt for something: "you won't find me smoking those filthy things"
   • ▪ all that can be described in the specified way: "his love for all things Italian"
   • ▪ used euphemistically to refer to a man's penis.
   • 2. an inanimate material object as distinct from a living sentient being: "I'm not a thing, not a work of art to be cherished"
   • ▪ a living creature or plant: "the sea is the primal source of all living things on earth"
   • ▪ used to express and give a reason for one's pity, affection, approval, or contempt for a person or animal: "have a nice weekend in the country, you lucky thing!" Similar personsoulcreaturewretchinformal:devilbeggarbunnybastardvulgar slang:sodbugger
   • 3. an action, activity, event, thought, or utterance: "she said the first thing that came into her head" Similar activityactactiondeedundertakingexploitfeattaskjobchorepiece of businessthoughtnotionideaconceptconceptionconcernmatterworrypreoccupationremarkstatementcommentutteranceobservationdeclarationpronouncementincidentepisodeeventhappeningoccurrenceeventualityphenomenon
   • ▪ circumstances, conditions, or matters that are unspecified: "things haven't gone entirely according to plan" Similar mattersaffairscircumstancesconditionsrelationsstate of affairssituationlife
   • ▪ an abstract entity, quality, or concept: "mourning and depression are not the same thing" Similar characteristicqualityattributepropertytraitfeaturepointaspectfacetelementfactpiece of informationpointdetailparticularfactor
   • ▪ an example or type of something: "the game is the latest thing in family fun"
   • ▪ a situation or activity of a specified type or quality: informal "your being here is just a friendship thing, OK?" Similar mattersaffairscircumstancesconditionsrelationsstate of affairssituationlife
   • ▪ a romantic or sexual relationship: informal "Phil and Lisa had been having a thing"
   • ▪ an established or genuine phenomenon or practice (typically used in expressions registering surprise or incredulity): informal "according to media reports, sleep texting is now a thing among serious smartphone addicts"
   • 4. what is needed or required: informal "you need a tonic—and here's just the thing"
   • ▪ what is socially acceptable or fashionable: "it wouldn't be quite the thing to go to a royal garden party in boots" Similar fashionablein fashionin voguepopularall the ragele dernier criinformal:trendycoolinthe in thingbigwith ithiphappeningnow
   • 5. one's special interest or concern: informal "reading isn't my thing" Similar what one likeswhat interests oneinformal:one's cup of teaone's bagwhat turns one onwhat floats one's boat
   • 6. used to introduce or emphasize an important point: informal "the thing is, I am going to sell this house" Similar fact of the matterfactpointissueproblem

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to German Ding. Early senses included ‘meeting’ and ‘matter, concern’ as well as ‘inanimate object’.

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   Synonyms for THING: person, guy, man, life, creature, sort, individual, being; Antonyms of THING: animal, beast, critter, brute, beastie, nonentity, way, method.

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   Sense: Noun: point or matter. Synonyms: affair, matter, concern, business, occurrence, happening, issue, anything, everything, something, stuff, detail, point, information, subject, question, indication, intimation, word, name. Sense: Noun: circumstance - plural. Synonyms:

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   4 days ago · Synonyms for THING: object, article, being, body, entity, something, substance, obsession, bee in one's bonnet, fetish, ….