things
/ˈθɪŋz/
things is the plural of thing.
things is the third-person singular simple present indicative of thing.
Noun (1)
things pl (plural only)
- One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff
- Have you brought all your things with you?
- Get your hands off my things!
- The general state of affairs in a given context, e.g. one's relationship
- Things have been rough between lately.
- She wants to break things off.
Meaning of thing
Noun
thing (plural things)
- 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...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 1:1
- A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
- An individual object or distinct entity.
- Whatever can be owned.
- Corporeal object.
- Possessions or equipment; stuff; gear.
- Hold on, let me just grab my things.
Noun (2) capitalized: Things
Things
- plural of Thing
Synonyms of things
Words formed from things
Phrases with things
- all things
- Bad Things
- saw things
- see things
- done things
- Good Things
- hear things
- Miss Things
- near things
- poor things
- real things
- same things
93 more phrasesFewer phrases
- seen things
- sees things
- soft things
- sure things
- wild things
- close things
- finer things
- first things
- heard things
- hears things
- how's things
- let things be
- living things
- of all things
- seeing things
- vision things
- current things
- hearing things
- how are things
- left things be
- all good things
- last big things
- leave things be
- next big things
- swing of things
- thick of things
- leaves things be
- let things alone
- scheme of things
- spell things out
- spelt things out
- things in action
- left things alone
- schemes of things
- spells things out
- things of nothing
- among other things
- first things first
- internet of things
- leave things alone
- spelled things out
- sweet young things
- bright young things
- leaves things alone
- one of those things
- orange bitey things
- spelling things out
- these things happen
- leaving things alone
- things in possession
- all things considered
- all things to all men
- in the swim of things
- time heals all things
- all things being equal
- by the looks of things
- grand scheme of things
- grand schemes of things
- in the nature of things
- made things interesting
- make things interesting
- all things to all people
- just one of those things
- makes things interesting
- other things being equal
- the way things are going
- bad things come in threes
- making things interesting
- good things come in threes
- worse things happen at sea
- the shape of things to come
- all other things being equal
- cute girls doing cute things
- stranger things have happened
- all good things come to an end
- man is the measure of all things
- the best things in life are free
- things that go bump in the night
- all things come to those who wait
- big things come in small packages
- good things come in small packages
- good things come to those who wait
- all good things must come to an end
- the best things in life aren't things
- this is why we can't have nice things
- big things sometimes come in small packages
- threw things at the wall and saw what stuck
- throw things at the wall and see what sticks
- throws things at the wall and sees what sticks
- render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's
- thrown things at the wall and seen what has stuck
- throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks
- the more things change, the more they stay the same
Words that rhyme with things
Questions about things
- What does things mean?
- Things means one's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff.
- What is things the plural of?
- Things is the plural of thing.
- What part of speech is things?
- Things is a noun.
- How do you pronounce things?
- Things is pronounced /ˈθɪŋz/.
Words near things in the dictionary
Source and license
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