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