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things
things /ˈθɪŋz/
noun
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Any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
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things
)
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
She packed her things and left
she packed her things and left
thing
thing /ˈθɪŋ/
noun
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()
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
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An action
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thing
)
an action
How could you do such a thing?
how could you do such a thing?
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An artifact
(
thing
)
an artifact
How does this thing work?
how does this thing work?
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A special abstraction
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thing
)
a special abstraction
A thing of the spirit
a thing of the spirit
Things of the heart
things of the heart
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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
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An event
(
thing
)
an event
A funny thing happened on the way to the...
a funny thing happened on the way to the...
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An entity that is not named specifically
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thing
)
an entity that is not named specifically
I couldn't tell what the thing was
I couldn't tell what the thing was
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A statement regarded as an object
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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?
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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 ...
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A special objective
(
thing
)
a special objective
The thing is to stay in bounds
the thing is to stay in bounds
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A separate and self-contained entity
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thing
)
a separate and self-contained entity
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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