· a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"

Hypernym(s): situation, state_of_affairs

· an action; "how could you do such a thing?"

Hypernym(s): action

· a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"

Hypernym(s): abstraction, abstract

· an artifact; "how does this thing work?"

Hypernym(s): artifact, artefact

· an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."

Hypernym(s): happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural_event

· a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"

Synonym(s): matter, affair

Hypernym(s): concern

· a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"

Hypernym(s): statement

· an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"

Hypernym(s): entity

· any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ..."

Hypernym(s): attribute

· a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds"

Hypernym(s): aim, object, objective, target

· a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him"

Hypernym(s): feeling

· a separate and self-contained entity

Hypernym(s): physical_entity