Things

Word THINGS
Character 6
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /θɪŋz/

Definitions and meanings of "Things"

What do we mean by things?

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

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

An individual object or distinct entity.

A genuine concept, entity or phenomenon; something that actually exists (often contrary to expectation or belief).

Whatever can be owned.

Corporeal object.

(somewhat obsolete, with the) The latest fad or fashion.

(in the plural) Clothes, possessions or equipment.

A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.

A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.

A penis.

A living being or creature.

That which matters; the crux.

Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent.

That which is favoured; personal preference. (Used in possessive constructions.)

A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

A romantic relationship.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Things

The word "things" in example sentences

Sometimes it's telling myself that credit for things accomplished and blame for things undone* are not linked; I can say, "The reason I don't have a job yet is the economy, and when I do get a job, it will be because I am awesome," and not be lying or otherwise deserving of bad things*. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It leads one to pursue such things as gardening, beekeeping and cooking..things that take time and roots and being still. ❋ Ren Allen (2009)

In the 1787 Introduction to the first Critique Kant maintains this problem of cognitive grounding can be overcome by acknowledging that, while reason must postulate the ˜unconditioned (...) in all things in themselves for everything conditioned, so that the series of conditions should thus become complete™, by restricting knowledge to appearances, rather than allowing it to be of ˜things in themselves™, the contradiction of seeking conditions of the unconditioned can be avoided. ❋ Bowie, Andrew (2001)

Hospitality, and this hath been my practice from my youth upward: I come to put men in mind of their redemption, to have them love one another, to impart with something here below, that they may receive more and better things above; the wise man saith _There is a time for all things_, and why not for thankfulness? ❋ John Ashton (N/A)

_Getting things done_ will leave the school free to concentrate its attention upon school problems; _doing things_ will lead it afield into the problem of medicine, surgery, restaurant keeping, and practical charity. ❋ William H. Allen (N/A)

The argument for _getting things done_ presumes adequate active machinery, official and private, for _doing things_ that schools are being urged to do. ❋ William H. Allen (N/A)

The advantages of _getting things done_ over _doing things_ have been repeatedly emphasized. ❋ William H. Allen (N/A)

_Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, -- think on these things_. ❋ Mary W. Tileston (N/A)

It may be that the Soul -- in being part of the Universal Soul of all things -- _knows all things_, and so through the instrumentality of the brain writes its knowledge of the Future in advance. ❋ Cheiro (N/A)

Charity _beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things_; παντα στεγει, παντα πιστευει, παντα ελπιζει, παντα ὑπομενει. ❋ Edward Berens (N/A)

Neuter denotes things; as, -- doctī, _scholars_; parva, _small things_; malī, _the wicked_; magna, _great things_; ❋ Charles E. Bennett (N/A)

Many a time I've kept a-thinking of that verse which says, 'He that spared not His only-begotten Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not, with Him, also freely give us all things' -- the _all things_ there meaning, you see, the troubles and losses as much as the gains, and successes, and pleasures. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

Then there are many other things I long for, ”—here Philip hesitated a little, and then said, —“things that other men have, and that will always be denied me. ❋ Unknown (1917)

But there are things, look you, of a finer texture than fur or satin, and all Solomon’s glories, and all the wardrobe of the Queen of Sheba; —things whereof the beauty escapes the eyes of many connoisseurs. ❋ Unknown (1917)

‘They are miserable things, ’ said his friend, accompanying Renzo into a little room which the contagion had emptied of occupants; ‘things which we never could have thought to see, and after which we can never expect to be merry again all our lives; but nevertheless, it is a relief to speak of them to one’s friends. ❋ Unknown (1909)

And we give Him -- things, church-membership, orthodox belief, intense activity, aggressive missionary propaganda, money in good measure, tireless, and then tired-out service -- _things! ❋ Unknown (1897)

The non-existence of things, apart from ideas, cannot be maintained, because we are conscious of cognitions as what renders the knowing subject capable of thought and intercourse with regard to particular _things_. ❋ George Thibaut (1881)

Sometimes, when I think about them, I just want to do things -- _not nice things_ -- all the time, so as to make more money for them. ❋ Evelyn Raymond (1876)

You will all assuredly admit this principle, -- that whatever temporal things are spoken of in the Bible as emblems of the highest spiritual blessings, must be _good things_ in themselves. ❋ John Ruskin (1859)

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