things

See also: Things

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɪŋz/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋz

Noun

things

  1. plural of thing

Noun

things pl (plural only)

  1. One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff
    Have you brought all your things with you?
    Get your hands off my things!
    • 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)
  2. 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.

Synonyms

Verb

things

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thing

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