Thing

Thing

Thing may refer to:

In philosophy:
* An object (philosophy), being, or entity
* Thing-in-itself (or "noumenon"), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant

In history:
* Thing (assembly), also transliterated as "ting" or "þing", a historical Scandinavian governing assembly
* Thing (listening device), a Soviet bug used during the Cold War for eavesdropping on the ambassador to the Soviet Union

In fiction:
* Thing (comics), a superhero in the Marvel Universe and member of the Fantastic Four
* "Thing" (Charlton Comics), a 1950s comic book series from Charlton Comics
* "The Thing" (film), a 1982 sci-fi/horror film based on the story "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell Jr.
* "The Thing" (video game), a 2002 game loosely based around the events of the 1982 film
* Thing (Addams Family)
* The Thing (SpongeBob SquarePants)
* "The Thing from Another World", also referred to as "The Thing", 1951 science fiction film
* The Things, recurring characters in the British comic "Viz"
* , is a novel by Georges Perec

In music:
* "The Thing (song)", a 1950 song, recorded by Phil Harris and others
* "Things (1962 song)", 1 1962 song by Bobby Darrin
* "Things (1979 song)", a 1979 song by Split Enz
* The Thing (jazz band), a jazz band from Norway and Sweden

Thing can also refer to:
* Volkswagen 181, an automobile sold in the 1970s
* The Thing?, an attraction in Arizona
* T.H.I.N.G.S., Totally Hilarious Incredibly Neat Games of Skill, a line of toys marketed by the Milton Bradley Company
* In Web Ontology Language, the superclass of all classes
* Things (application), a personal task management software for Mac OS X


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  • thing — W1S1 [θıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(idea/action/feeling/fact)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(situation)¦ 4¦(nothing)¦ 5¦(person/animal)¦ 6¦(make a comment)¦ 7 the thing is 8 the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc 9 last thing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thing — [ θıŋ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 object/item ▸ 2 action/activity ▸ 3 situation/event ▸ 4 fact/condition ▸ 5 aspect of life ▸ 6 idea/information ▸ 7 something not specific ▸ 8 someone/something young you like ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an object or ITEM. This… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Thing — (th[i^]ng), n. [AS. [thorn]ing a thing, cause, assembly, judicial assembly; akin to [thorn]ingan to negotiate, [thorn]ingian to reconcile, conciliate, D. ding a thing, OS. thing thing, assembly, judicial assembly, G. ding a thing, formerly also,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thing — Thing, Ting Ting, n. [Dan. thing, ting, Norw. ting, or Sw. ting.] In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly; used, esp. in composition, in titles of such bodies. See {Legislature}, Norway. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thing — Thing, altnordisch für Ding (s.d. 1) u. 2), vgl. Deutschland S. 3; Landsthing u. Volksthing, die beiden Häuser des dänischen Reichstags, s.u. Dänemark S. 690; Storthing, die Reichsversammlung von Norwegen, s.d. S. 121 …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Thing — Thing, s. Ding (Volksversammlung) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Thing — Thing, s. Ding …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Thing — Thing, s. Ding …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • thing — index article (commodity) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • thing — noun 1 used instead of the name of an object ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, essential ▪ I need to buy a few basic things like bread and milk. VERB + THING ▪ make ▪ He make …   Collocations dictionary

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