thing

nouns

a special situation
"this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"
thing
is a type of (narrower)
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
"the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
situation, state of affairs
an action
"how could you do such a thing?"
thing
is a type of (narrower)
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
"there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
action
a special abstraction
"a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"
thing
is a type of (narrower)
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
"he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
abstract, abstraction
an artifact
"how does this thing work?"
thing
is a type of (narrower)
a man-made object taken as a whole
artefact, artifact
an event
"a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
thing
is a type of (narrower)
an event that happens
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
a vaguely specified concern
"several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
affair, matter, thing
a statement regarded as an object
"to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
thing
is a type of (narrower)
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
"according to his statement he was in London on that day"
statement
an entity that is not named specifically
"I couldn't tell what the thing was"
thing
is a type of (narrower)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
entity
any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
"the thing I like about her is ..."
thing
is a type of (narrower)
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
attribute
a special objective
"the thing is to stay in bounds"
thing
is a type of (narrower)
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
"the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
aim, object, objective, target
a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
"he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"
thing
is a type of (narrower)
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
"she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
feeling
a separate and self-contained entity
thing
is a type of (narrower)
an entity that has physical existence
physical entity