| NOUN | state | thing | a special situation |
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| act | thing | an action | |
| cognition | thing | a special abstraction | |
| artifact | thing | an artifact | |
| event | thing | an event | |
| cognition | thing, matter, affair | a vaguely specified concern | |
| communication | thing | a statement regarded as an object | |
| artifact | thing | an entity that is not named specifically | |
| attribute | thing | any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence | |
| cognition | thing | a special objective | |
| feeling | thing | a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion | |
| Tops | thing | a separate and self-contained entity |
| Sounds | thih'ng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A special situation. | |
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| Broader | situation, state of affairs | The general state of things |
| Spanish | cosa, movida, rollo | |
| Catalan | llauna | |
| Meaning | An action. | |
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| Example | "how could you do such a thing?" | |
| Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
| Spanish | cosa | |
| Catalan | cosa | |
| Meaning | A special abstraction. | |
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| Broader | abstraction, abstract | A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |
| Spanish | cosa | |
| Meaning | An artifact. | |
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| Example | "how does this thing work?" | |
| Narrower | flagship | The chief one of a related group |
| pill | Something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size | |
| snorter | Something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent | |
| standby | Something that can be relied on when needed | |
| variation | An artifact that deviates from a norm or standard | |
| wobbler | Something that wobbles | |
| Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
| Spanish | cosa | |
| Catalan | cosa | |
| Meaning | An event. | |
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| Example | "a funny thing happened on the way to the..." | |
| Narrower | feast | Something experienced with great delight |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
| Spanish | cosa | |
| Catalan | cosa | |
| Meaning | A vaguely specified concern. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "things are going well" | |
| Synonyms | matter, affair | |
| Narrower | least | Something that is of no importance |
| Broader | concern | Something that interests you because it is important or affects you |
| Spanish | aspecto, asunto, cosa, cuestión | |
| Catalan | afer, assumpte, cosa | |
| Meaning | A statement regarded as an object. | |
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| Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
| Spanish | cosa | |
| Meaning | An entity that is not named specifically. | |
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| Example | "I couldn't tell what the thing was" | |
| Narrower | change | A thing that is different |
| freshener | Anything that freshens / freshens | |
| horror | Something that inspires dislike | |
| jimdandy, jimhickey, crackerjack | Something excellent of its kind | |
| pacifier | Anything that serves to pacify | |
| security blanket | Anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety | |
| stinker | Anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar) | |
| whacker, whopper | Something especially big or impressive of its kind | |
| Broader | entity | That which is perceived or known or inferred / inferred / inferred to have its own distinct / distinct existence (living or nonliving) |
| Spanish | cosa | |
| Catalan | cosa | |
| Meaning | Any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence. | |
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| Example | "the thing I like about her is ..." | |
| Broader | attribute | An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity |
| Spanish | característica, cosa | |
| Catalan | caracterísitca | |
| Meaning | A special objective. | |
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| Example | "the thing is to stay in bounds" | |
| Broader | aim, object, objective, target | The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) |
| Meaning | A persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion. | |
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| Broader | feeling | The experiencing of affective and emotional states |
| Spanish | cosa | |
| Meaning | A separate and self-contained entity. | |
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| Narrower | body of water, water | The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) |
| inessential, nonessential | Anything that is not essential | |
| necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary | Anything indispensable / indispensable | |
| part, piece | A portion of a natural object | |
| reservoir, source | Anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies | |
| subject, content, depicted object | Something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation | |
| unit, building block | A single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else | |
| variable | Something that is likely to vary / vary | |
| Broader | physical entity | An entity that has physical existence |
| Spanish | cosa | |
| Catalan | cosa | |
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