thing thing /ˈθɪŋ/

noun

1. () A special situation  ( thing )
   a special situation
    This thing has got to end
   this thing has got to end
    It is a remarkable thing
   it is a remarkable thing
   
2. () An action  ( thing )
   an action
    How could you do such a thing?
   how could you do such a thing?
   
3. () An artifact  ( thing )
   an artifact
    How does this thing work?
   how does this thing work?
   
4. () A special abstraction  ( thing )
   a special abstraction
    A thing of the spirit
   a thing of the spirit
    Things of the heart
   things of the heart
   
5. () A vaguely specified concern  ( affair , thing , matter )
   a vaguely specified concern
    Several matters to attend to
   several matters to attend to
    It is none of your affair
   it is none of your affair
    Things are going well
   things are going well
   
6. () An event  ( thing )
   an event
    A funny thing happened on the way to the...
   a funny thing happened on the way to the...
   
7. () An entity that is not named specifically  ( thing )
   an entity that is not named specifically
    I couldn't tell what the thing was
   I couldn't tell what the thing was
   
8. () A statement regarded as an object  ( thing )
   a statement regarded as an object
    To say the same thing in other terms
   to say the same thing in other terms
    How can you say such a thing?
   how can you say such a thing?
   
9. () Any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence  ( thing )
   any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
    The thing I like about her is ...
   the thing I like about her is ...
   
10. () A special objective  ( thing )
    a special objective
     The thing is to stay in bounds
    the thing is to stay in bounds
    
11. A separate and self-contained entity  ( thing )
    a separate and self-contained entity
    
12. A persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion  ( thing )
    a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
     He has a thing about seafood
    he has a thing about seafood
     She has a thing about him
    she has a thing about him