Thing (noun)
definition:
a separate and self-contained entity
Thing (noun)
definition:
an action
example:
"how could you do such a thing?"
Thing (noun)
definition:
an artifact
example:
"how does this thing work?"
Thing (noun)
definition:
an entity that is not named specifically
example:
"I couldn't tell what the thing was"
Thing (noun)
definition:
any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
example:
"The thing I liked most about the novel was how it made such big ideas accessible to a wider audience."
Thing (noun)
definition:
a vaguely specified concern
Thing (noun)
definition:
a special abstraction
example:
"a thing of the spirit"
Thing (noun)
definition:
a special objective
example:
"the thing is to stay in bounds"
Thing (noun)
definition:
a statement regarded as an object
example:
"to say the same thing in other terms"
Thing (noun)
definition:
an event
example:
"a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
Thing (noun)
definition:
a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
example:
"I have a thing about seafood."
Thing (noun)
definition:
a special situation
example:
"this thing has got to end"
