OZDIC

thing

UK /ˈθɪŋ/ US /ˈθɪŋ/
noun 8verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...

The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you […], "share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.

2

A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.

3

An individual object or distinct entity.

4

Whatever can be owned.

5

Corporeal object.

verb

1

To express as a thing; to reify.

noun

1

A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

But when the earl held a Thing, then Thorkell spoke on behalf of the freemen, told the need of the men, and bade the earl spare his people.

The supreme political unit of the tribe was the assembly of its free male warriors. This assembly, called the "Thing", served as the court of highest instance for dealing with individuals who had broken fundamental elements of the tribal pact, an occasion to meet and to reinforce ties among members, and, often, an assembly which preceded a military campaign.

2

Nickname or appellative for numerous "things", including fictional characters.

3

Nickname for the Volkswagen 181.

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