thing
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English þing.
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[edit] Noun
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thing (plural things)
- That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
- A word, symbol, sign or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
- An individual object or distinct entity.
- (law) whatever can be owned.
- the latest fad or fashion.
- (in plural) clothes, possessions or equipment.
- (informal) A unit.
- Get me a thing of apple juice at the store.
- In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly.
- (in certain fixed expressions) A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.
- The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.
- (U.S. slang) A penis.
- A living being or creature.
- you poor thing
- That which matters; the crux.
- That's the thing: we don't know where he went.
- The thing is, I don't have any money.
[edit] Quotations
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Luke 1:1
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
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[edit] Synonyms
- stuff (uncountable equivalent)
- item
- yoke (Ireland)
[edit] Translations
a separate entity or concept
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any physical or psychical entity
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a legislative or judicial assembly
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[edit] External links
- thing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- thing in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
