thing meaning and definition

THING noun

Definition of thing (noun)

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