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a member of the human race<you poor thing, you must be exhausted>— see human
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one that has a real and independent existence<because she was allergic to so much, she avoided things that had a strong fragrance>— see entity
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something done by someone<one of the things you can do is to help me clean up>— see action 1
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something material that can be perceived by the senses<can you hand me that thing over there?>— see object 1
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something produced by physical or intellectual effort<just the latest thing from her fertile imagination>— see product 1
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something that happens<the burglary was just one of those things that can happen anywhere>— see event 1
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something that one hopes or intends to accomplish<the thing is to get this project done on time>— see goal
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something to be dealt with<I have lots of things to do this afternoon>— see matter 2
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things plural
transportable items that one owns<gather your things and get out>— see possession 2
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