Definitions for things
things

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. thingsnoun

   any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

   "she packed her things and left"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thingsnoun

   One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff

   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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1. Things

   Things is a song which was written and recorded by Bobby Darin in 1962. Released as a single, it reached No.3 in the U. S., No.2 in the U. K., and No.3 in the first-ever official Irish Singles Chart, published by RTÉ in October 1962. It was later covered by Ronnie Dove and became a Top 30 country hit for him. In 1962, Darin began to write and sing country music, with hit songs including "Things". It was the final Darin single released on the Atco Records unit of Atlantic Records before he began recording for Capitol Records. While vault material would continue to be issued on Atco, Darin would later return to Atlantic Records.

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1. things

   "Things" generally refers to any physical objects or entities that exist in the world. It is a broad term that encompasses a wide range of items, entities, or concepts, both living and non-living. "Things" can refer to tangible objects such as furniture, books, or food, as well as abstract concepts like ideas, emotions, or beliefs.

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1. Things

   Things is a personal task management application for Mac OS X made by Cultured Code, a software startup based in Stuttgart, Germany. The 1.0 release on OS X was on January 6, 2009. The app went on to win an Apple Design Award at WWDC the same year; it also received a 4.5 of 5 review in Macworld, and was awarded an Editors Choice Award.

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1. things

   Plural form of thing.

   We put our luggage in the car for our honeymoon, we are so delighted to be husband and wife.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 19, 2015  

Matched Categories

1. • Belongings

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'things' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #249

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'things' in Written Corpus Frequency: #135

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Anagrams for things »

1. nights

How to pronounce things?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say things in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of things in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of things in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of things in a Sentence

1. David Simon:

   It's the little things that are gon na get me, I guess, but Michael [ sic ] gon na last.

2. Mitchell Katz:

   Because most of the previous research was done on people of high socioeconomic status, there has been an assumption that maybe people who eat nuts are also doing other things that might help them live longer, like exercising more or following a healthier diet, this study tells us that the nuts are beneficial, and it's not just because of the type of people who eat the nuts.

3. Elliot Sudal:

   It’s the biggest thing you could possibly catch off the beach, i mean, these things are strong. They are good fighters, you’ve got big reels, big hooks … it’s exciting.

4. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   There is very clear pitch here not to wait until then, there are things that can't be done. Investments can't be made, items can't be imported or exported or whatever. But the business negotiation can start to take place well ahead of that.

5. Omar Mahmood:

   Last night I pretty much had a breakdown. I can’t take my final exams -- that has been postponed to next year. And I hate to be dramatic, but this is almost at a breaking point, where this has been going on for a month and I have not been able to focus on things.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=things
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Things
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=things
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=things