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• n  a special situation
  this thing has got to end
  it is a remarkable thing
• n  an action
  how could you do such a thing?
• n  a special abstraction
  a thing of the spirit
  things of the heart
• n  an artifact
  how does this thing work?
• n  an event
  a funny thing happened on the way to the...
• n  a vaguely specified concern
  things are going well
• n  a statement regarded as an object
  to say the same thing in other terms
  how can you say such a thing?
• n  an entity that is not named specifically
  I couldn't tell what the thing was
• n  any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
  the thing I like about her is ...
• n  a special objective
  the thing is to stay in bounds
• n  a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
  he has a thing about seafood
  she has a thing about him
• n  a separate and self-contained entity

• This thing carries 22 deadly bacteria in its mouth.
• We get things thing thrown at us.
• Thus began what he calls the 100 Thing Challenge.

• matter
• affair

News & Articles

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• The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Swamp Bike
  They just don't make music videos like they used to . Don't worry, that's a good thing. Read more...        
  June 12, 2013 - Gizmodo
• Garnet Valley parents make fun “A Shore Thing” for senior post prom
  Parents, grandparents and friends of the Class of 2013 spent hours at Garnet Valley High School creating “A Shore Thing,” which was this year's theme for the senior prom.
  June 12, 2013 - Garnet Valley Press
• The play’s not the only thing Young Shakespeare Players present scenes by The Bard this weekend created using a unique ...
  BRATTLEBORO -- When Suzanne Rubinstein was moving from Madison, Wisc., to Brattleboro there was one thing she knew she had to bring with her.
  June 11, 2013 - Brattleboro Reformer

Quotes

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• LeBron James in AFP
  Winning is a huge thing for me,said James, who added he left more than 30 million dollars on the table by not re-signing with Cleveland.
• David Villa in Boston Globe
  We worked hard to get here and now we have made the final,Villa said. "It's a great thing."
• Jay Pasachoff in The Associated Press
  The key thing is to have good weather,Pasachoff said.