"things" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθɪŋz/ Audio: en-us-things.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪŋz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} things
  1. plural of thing Tags: form-of, plural Form of: thing
    Sense id: en-things-en-noun-eMuw4yRj

Noun

IPA: /ˈθɪŋz/ Audio: en-us-things.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪŋz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} things pl (plural only)
  1. One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-things-en-noun-WP8mq~F6
  2. The general state of affairs in a given context, e.g. one's relationship Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-things-en-noun-zPIJM3rg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 67 22 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 18 15 47 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 4 69 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 8 66 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stuff

Verb

IPA: /ˈθɪŋz/ Audio: en-us-things.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪŋz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} things
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thing Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: thing
    Sense id: en-things-en-verb-r4FzRbhq
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          "text": "Get your hands off my things!",
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          "text": "Ole Golly just had indoor things and outdoor things.... She just had yards and yards of tweed which enveloped her like a lot of discarded blankets, which ballooned out when she walked, and which she referred to as her Things. —Louise Fitzhugh, Harriet the Spy (1964)"
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Download raw JSONL data for things meaning in English (3.7kB)

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