· a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"
Hypernym(s): situation, state_of_affairs
· an action; "how could you do such a thing?"
Hypernym(s): action
· a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"
Hypernym(s): abstraction, abstract
· an artifact; "how does this thing work?"
Hypernym(s): artifact, artefact
· an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
Hypernym(s): happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural_event
· a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
Hypernym(s): concern
· a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
Hypernym(s): statement
· an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"
Hypernym(s): entity
· any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ..."
Hypernym(s): attribute
· a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds"
Hypernym(s): aim, object, objective, target
· a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"
Hypernym(s): feeling
· a separate and self-contained entity
Hypernym(s): physical_entity