thing (n.)

  1. a special situation; this thing has got to end; it is a remarkable thing'

  2. a special objective; the thing is to stay in bounds'

  3. a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; he has a thing about seafood; she has a thing about him'

  4. a separate and self-contained entity

  5. an action; how could you do such a thing?'

  6. a special abstraction; a thing of the spirit; things of the heart'

  7. an artifact; how does this thing work?'

  8. an event; a funny thing happened on the way to the...'

  9. a vaguely specified concern; several matters to attend to; it is none of your affair; things are going well

    [ Syn: matter , affair ]

  10. a statement regarded as an object; to say the same thing in other terms; how can you say such a thing?'

  11. an entity that is not named specifically; I couldn't tell what the thing was'

  12. any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; the thing I like about her is ...'

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