thing; object; article; stuff

Meaning

  1. n
    thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  2. n
    one's things; possessions; property; belongings
  3. n
    things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  4. n
    quality
  5. n
    reason; the way of things
  6. n
    used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
  7. n-suf
    item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  8. n-suf
    cause of ...; cause for ...
  9. pref
    somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  10. pref
    really; truly
  11. nn-suf
    stock; products
  12. n
    goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils; stuff

Example sentences

  • These things aren't mine!

  • If you throw something like that down, if someone's unlucky enough to be hit they'll be injured.

  • The books in this room aren't mine.