Definition of thing

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • thing is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • thing is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • thing is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of thing


  • a vaguely specified concern (noun)

    Examples

    1. things are going well

    Synonyms

    1. affair
    2. matter
  • an action (noun)

    Examples

    1. how could you do such a thing?
  • an artifact (noun)

    Examples

    1. how does this thing work?
  • an entity that is not named specifically (noun)

    Examples

    1. I couldn't tell what the thing was
  • an event (noun)

    Examples

    1. a funny thing happened on the way to the...
  • any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence (noun)

    Examples

    1. the thing I like about her is ...
  • a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion (noun)

    Examples

    1. he has a thing about seafood
    2. she has a thing about him
  • a separate and self-contained entity (noun)
  • a special abstraction (noun)

    Examples

    1. a thing of the spirit
    2. things of the heart
  • a special objective (noun)

    Examples

    1. the thing is to stay in bounds
  • a special situation (noun)

    Examples

    1. this thing has got to end
    2. it is a remarkable thing
  • a statement regarded as an object (noun)

    Examples

    1. to say the same thing in other terms
    2. how can you say such a thing?

See definition of thing in Merriam Webster