Usually means: Object, entity, or matter existing.
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We found 34 dictionaries that define the word thing:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. thing, the thing: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. thing, thing, the thing: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. thing: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. thing, the thing: Collins English Dictionary
  5. thing: Vocabulary.com
  6. Thing, thing, thing: Wordnik
  7. thing, the thing, the (latest) thing: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. Thing, thing, the thing: Wiktionary
  9. thing: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. thing: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. thing: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. thing, the thing: Dictionary.com
  13. thing: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. thing: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
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  16. Thing: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. thing: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. thing: Rhymezone
  19. thing: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. thing: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. thing: Free Dictionary
  22. thing: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. thing: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
  24. thing: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  3. The Thing, Thing (disambiguation), thing: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. The Thing, Thing (disambiguation), thing: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. thing: Idioms

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. thing, Thing: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Thing: Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
  3. THING, The Thing: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See thinging as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
noun:  A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
noun:  An individual object or distinct entity.
noun:  (law)
noun:  Whatever can be owned.
noun:  Corporeal object.
noun:  (in the plural) Possessions or equipment; stuff; gear.
noun:  (somewhat dated, with the) The latest fad or fashion.
noun:  (informal) A custom or practice.
noun:  (informal) A genuine concept, entity or phenomenon; something that actually exists (often contrary to expectation or belief).
noun:  (informal) A unit or container, usually containing consumable goods.
noun:  (informal) A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor; the crux.
noun:  (informal) The central point; the crux.
noun:  (slang) A penis.
noun:  A living being or creature.
noun:  Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent.
noun:  (informal, used possessively) That which is favoured; personal preference.
noun:  (informal, used possessively, with "do") One's typical routine, habits, or manner.
noun:  (chiefly historical) A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
noun:  (informal) A romantic relationship.
noun:  (informal) A romantic couple.
noun:  (MLE) Girl; attractive woman.
verb:  (rare) To express as a thing; to reify.
noun:  (chiefly historical) A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
noun:  (informal) Nickname or appellative for numerous "things", including fictional characters.
noun:  (informal, slang, US) Nickname for the Volkswagen 181.
noun:  (MLE) Alternative form of ting. [A high-pitched ringing sound, as made when a small bell is struck.]

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