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