Phonetics:
Meanings:
noun
Definition: That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
Definition: A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
Definition: An individual object or distinct entity.
Definition: A genuine concept, entity or phenomenon; something that actually exists (often contrary to expectation or belief).
Example: Bacon pie? Is that a thing?
Definition: Whatever can be owned.
Definition: Corporeal object.
Definition: (somewhat obsolete, with the) The latest fad or fashion.
Definition: (in the plural) Clothes, possessions or equipment.
Example: Hold on, let me just grab my things.
Definition: A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.
Example: get me a thing of apple juice at the store; I just ate a whole thing of jelly beans
Definition: A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.
Example: The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.
Definition: A penis.
Definition: A living being or creature.
Example: you poor thing; she’s a funny old thing, but her heart’s in the right place; I met a pretty blond thing at the bar
Definition: That which matters; the crux.
Example: that’s the thing: we don’t know where he went; the thing is, I don’t have any money
Definition: Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun’s referent.
Example: Oh yeah, I’m supposed to promote that vision thing.
Definition: That which is favoured; personal preference. (Used in possessive constructions.)
Definition: A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
Definition: A romantic relationship.
verb
Definition: To express as a thing; to reify.
noun
Definition: One’s clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff
Example: Get your hands off my things!