noun🔗ShareThat which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept."My favorite thing about school is the library. "thingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity."My favorite thing in math class is geometry. "languagelinguisticswordcommunicationthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn individual object or distinct entity."My favorite school thing is the library. "thingitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA genuine concept, entity or phenomenon; something that actually exists (often contrary to expectation or belief)."Bacon pie? Is that a thing?"thingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareWhatever can be owned."My grandmother's antique china is a valuable thing. "propertyassetbusinesseconomyfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCorporeal object."The old, wooden chair was the best thing in the room. "thingmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(somewhat obsolete, with the) The latest fad or fashion."The latest thing at school is wearing neon-colored sneakers. "culturestyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(in the plural) Clothes, possessions or equipment."Hold on, let me just grab my things."wearitemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA unit or container, usually containing edible goods."get me a thing of apple juice at the store; I just ate a whole thing of jelly beans"fooditemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA problem, dilemma, or complicating factor."The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety."situationthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA penis."My brother showed me a picture of his new thing. "sexbodyanatomyorganessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA living being or creature."The little bird is a tiny thing. "beinganimalorganismthingnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which matters; the crux."The thing we need to focus on today in math class is understanding fractions. "thingaspectpointvalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUsed after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent."The noisy party, that thing, kept me awake all night. "thinglanguageattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which is favoured; personal preference. (Used in possessive constructions.)"My favorite thing about school is the art class. "attitudemindthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country."The village thing was called to discuss the new school building plans. "historygovernmentpoliticslawtraditionsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA romantic relationship."My friend's new thing is a serious relationship with someone from her art class. "societysexhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo express as a thing; to reify."The teacher tried to thingify the abstract concept of democracy, showing students examples of its principles in action in the classroom. "languagephilosophylinguisticsthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading