Thing

//θɪŋ//

Word Type

Noun
Verb

The word "thing" can be used as noun and verb.

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Thingstead a little knowledge is a dangerous thing a little learning is a dangerous thing a mind is a terrible thing to waste a thing or two all good things come to an end all good things must come to an end all things being equal all things come to those who wait all things considered all things to all men all things to all people among other things and another thing another thing any old thing anything bad things come in threes be a thing be another thing be one thing best thing since sliced bread best thing since sliced pan big things come in small packages bright young thing by the looks of things chance would be a fine thing chance'd be a fine thing close thing current thing cute girls doing cute things do one's own thing do one's thing do the decent thing do the handsome thing do the right thing done thing everything finer things first thing first things first for another thing for one thing good thing good things come in small packages good things come in threes good things come to those who wait grand scheme of things greatest thing since sliced bread have a thing have a thing going on have another thing coming hear things here's the thing how are things how's every little thing how's things if it's not one thing it's another if it's the last thing I do in the nature of things in the swim of things internet of things just one of those things last big thing last thing last thing one needs leave things alone leave things be let things alone let things be living thing main thing make a big thing out of man is the measure of all things minor thing near thing next big thing next thing one knows no small thing no such thing nothing of all things old thing one of those things one thing after another one thing leads to another one thing led to another one thing or another orange bitey thing over-things real thing render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's said the thing scheme of things show someone a thing or two soft thing something spell things out stranger things have happened sure thing sweet young thing swing of things tea-things that's the thing the Althing of Iceland the Great Thing of Norway the Law Thing of the Faroes the People's Thing of Denmark the best things in life are free the best things in life aren't things the next best thing the shape of things to come the thing the thing is the thing of it the very thing the way things are going there ain't no such thing as a free lunch there is no such thing as bad press there is no such thing as bad publicity there's no such thing as a free lunch there's no such thing as a stupid question these things happen they're only after one thing thick of things thing in action thing in possession thing is thing of nothing thing of the past thing theory thing-in-itself thingal thingamajig thinger thinghood thinglike thingly thingness thingo things things that go bump in the night thingy this is why we can't have nice things this, that, and the other thing throw things at the wall and see what sticks time heals all things too much of a good thing unthing vision thing wild thing worse things happen at sea

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outside or inside

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