Thing

/θɪŋ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

An object, an entity, or a concept.

I need to grab a few things from the store.

An event or action.

The thing I love most about summer is the long days.

A situation or condition.

It's a good thing that we arrived early.

A particular aspect, feature, or characteristic.

She has a way of making the most mundane things seem interesting.

A phrase used to refer to a specified object or fact.

That thing over there is called a sculpture.

Middle English thing, from Old English þing, meaning 'meeting, assembly, matter, event'.

the thing is

Used to introduce a crucial point.

a good thing

Something beneficial or positive.

the real thing

Something authentic or genuine.

thingamajig

An unnamed thing.

object

A material thing that can be perceived by the senses.

entity

Something that exists as a particular and discrete unit.

item

An individual article or unit.

aspect

A particular part or feature of something.

Thingamajig

I can’t find that thingamajig we used for the project.

Doodad

Pass me that doodad on the shelf.

Whatchamacallit

You know, the whatchamacallit you mentioned yesterday.

Doohickey

What’s that doohickey supposed to do?

Gizmos

They have all sorts of gizmos in the new tech store.