Thing Definition

thĭng
things
noun
things
An object or entity that is not or cannot be named specifically.
What is this thing for?
American Heritage
An individual object, especially an inanimate object.
There wasn't a thing in sight.
American Heritage
That which is done, has been done, or is to be done; happening, act, deed, incident, event, etc.
To accomplish great things.
Webster's New World
That which constitutes an end to be achieved, a step in a process, etc.
The next thing is to mix thoroughly.
Webster's New World
A creature.
That baby is the sweetest thing!
American Heritage
Antonyms:
verb

(rare) To express as a thing; to reify.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
first thing
  • Right away; before anything else:

    Do your assignments first thing in the morning.

American Heritage
see
  • To have hallucinations.
American Heritage
see things
  • to have hallucinations
Webster's New World
the thing
  • that which is wise, essential, etc.
  • that which is the height of fashion or style
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Thing

Noun

Singular:
thing
Plural:
things

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Thing

Origin of Thing

  • From Middle English, from Old English þing (thing), from Proto-Germanic *þingą; compare West Frisian ding, Low German Ding, Dutch ding, German Ding, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian ting. The word originally meant "assembly", then came to mean a specific issue discussed at such an assembly, and ultimately came to mean most broadly "an object". Compare the Latin rēs, also meaning legal matter. Modern use to refer to a Germanic assembly is likely influenced by cognates (from the same Proto-Germanic root) like Old Norse þing (thing), Swedish ting, and Old High German ding with this meaning.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See thing.

    From Wiktionary

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