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thing

noun \?thi?\

Definition of THING

1

a : a matter of concern : affair <many things to do> b plural : state of affairs in general or within a specified or implied sphere <things are improving> c : a particular state of affairs : situation <look at this thing another way> d : event, circumstance <that shooting was a terrible thing>

2

a : deed, act, accomplishment <do great things> b : a product of work or activity <likes to build things> c : the aim of effort or activity <the thing is to get well>

3

a : a separate and distinct individual quality, fact, idea, or usually entity b : the concrete entity as distinguished from its appearances c : a spatial entity d : an inanimate object distinguished from a living being

4

a plural : possessions, effects <pack your things> b : whatever may be possessed or owned or be the object of a right c : an article of clothing <not a thing to wear> d plural : equipment or utensils especially for a particular purpose <bring the tea things>

5

: an object or entity not precisely designated or capable of being designated <use this thing>

6

a : detail, point <checks every little thing> b : a material or substance of a specified kind <avoid fatty things>

7

a : a spoken or written observation or point b : idea, notion <says the first thing he thinks of> c : a piece of news or information <couldn't get a thing out of him>

8

: individual <not a living thing in sight>

9

: the proper or fashionable way of behaving, talking, or dressing —used with the

10

a : a mild obsession or phobia <has a thing about driving>; also : the object of such an obsession or phobia b : something (as an activity) that makes a strong appeal to the individual : forte, specialty <letting students do their own thing — Newsweek> <I think travelling is very much a novelist's thing — Philip Larkin>

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A thing could be anything?

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A thing might have few meanings:
- A lifeless object that has no consciousness.
- A creature or an entity that cannot be precisely defined.
- An object of a thought.
- A matter, affair.

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