things Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
- she packed her things and left
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noun a special situation
thing.
- this thing has got to end
- it is a remarkable thing
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noun an action
thing.
- how could you do such a thing?
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noun a special abstraction
thing.
- a thing of the spirit
- things of the heart
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noun an artifact
thing.
- how does this thing work?
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noun an event
thing.
- a funny thing happened on the way to the...
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noun a vaguely specified concern
matter; thing; affair.
- several matters to attend to
- it is none of your affair
- things are going well
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noun a statement regarded as an object
thing.
- to say the same thing in other terms
- how can you say such a thing?
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noun an entity that is not named specifically
thing.
- I couldn't tell what the thing was
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noun any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
thing.
- the thing I like about her is ...
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noun a special objective
thing.
- the thing is to stay in bounds
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noun a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
thing.
- he has a thing about seafood
- she has a thing about him
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noun a separate and self-contained entity
thing.
