Thing - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |θɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word thing
Brit.  |θɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word thing

noun

- a special situation
this thing has got to end
it is a remarkable thing
- 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 (syn: affair, matter)
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 ...
- 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

Extra examples

What is that thing on the floor?

He is good at making things out of clay.

My doctor told me to avoid fatty things like donuts and potato chips.

We must respect all living things.

Birth is a miraculous thing.

It was the worst thing that could have happened.

That sunset was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

Let's just forget about the whole thing and move on.

The one thing I hate most is being lied to.

Are all your things packed?

I'll tell you a thing.

I have never heard a better thing.

A good rest is just the thing for you.

We drank some warm thing.

He had opened his pants and was shaking what my circle called "this thing"

Word forms

noun
singular: thing
plural: things
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