1. Any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
   "she packed her things and left"

1. An entity that is not named specifically
   "I couldn't tell what the thing was"
    
2. An artifact
   "how does this thing work?"
    
3. An action
   "how could you do such a thing?"
    
4. An event
   "a funny thing happened on the way to the …"
    
5. A special abstraction
   "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"
    
6. A special situation
   "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"
    
7. A vaguely specified concern
   "things are going well";
   - matter, affair
    
8. A statement regarded as an object
   "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
    
9. Any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
   "the thing I like about her is …"
    
10. A separate and self-contained entity
    "The old clock was a cherished thing in their family"
     
11. A special objective
    "the thing is to stay in bounds"
     
12. A persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
    "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"

Type of: abstract, abstraction, action, aim, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], attribute, belongings, concern, entity, feeling, happening, holding, natural event, object, objective, occurrence, occurrent, physical entity, property, situation, state of affairs, statement, target

Encyclopedia: Things