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thing > 12 senses
NOUN1thingA special situation
2thingAn action
3thingAn artifact
4thingAn event
5thingA statement regarded as an object
6thingAny attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
7thingA special abstraction
8thing, matter, affairA vaguely specified concern
9thingAn entity that is not named specifically
10thingA special objective
11thingA persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
12thingA separate and self-contained entity
thing > pronunciation
Soundsthih'ng
Rhymesabating, abducting, abiding, and 2078 more rhymes in ihng at the HyperDic website...
thing > noun 1, state
MeaningA special situation.
Examples"this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"
Broadersituation, state of affairs
thing > noun 2, act
MeaningAn action.
Examples"how could you do such a thing?"
Broaderaction
thing > noun 3, artifact
MeaningAn artifact.
Examples"how does this thing work?"
Narrowerflagship; pill; snorter; standby; variation; wobbler
Broaderartifact, artefact
thing > noun 4, event
MeaningAn event.
Examples"a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
Narrowerfeast
Broaderhappening, occurrence, natural event
thing > noun 5, communication
MeaningA statement regarded as an object.
Examples"to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
Broaderstatement
thing > noun 6, attribute
MeaningAny attribute or quality considered as having its own existence.
Examples"the thing I like about her is ..."
Broaderattribute
thing > noun 7, cognition
MeaningA special abstraction.
Examples"a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"
Broaderabstraction, abstract
thing > noun 8, cognition
MeaningA vaguely specified concern.
Examples"things are going well"
Synonymsmatter, affair
Broaderconcern
thing > noun 9, artifact
MeaningAn entity that is not named specifically.
Examples"I couldn't tell what the thing was"
Narrowerchange; freshener; horror; jimdandy, jimhickey, crackerjack; security blanket; stinker; whacker, whopper
Broaderentity
thing > noun 10, cognition
MeaningA special objective.
Examples"the thing is to stay in bounds"
Broaderaim, object, objective, target
thing > noun 11, feeling
MeaningA persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion.
Examples"he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"
Broaderfeeling
thing > noun 12, Tops
MeaningA separate and self-contained entity.
Narroweranything; something; nothing, nonentity; subject, content, depicted object; body of water, water; inessential, nonessential; necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary; part, piece; reservoir, source; unit, building block; variable
Broaderentity

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