Phrase Hound found 130 phrases and 84 compound words that contain thing. The most common are listed below. Open thing in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 130
- Good ThingSomething that is conventionally accepted as good beyond doubt.
- first thingEarly in the morning.
- same thingThe identical thing; something that is exactly alike or equivalent to.
- One Thing
- thing-in-itselfA thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.
- for one thingUsed to introduce one reason or example among potentially several reasons for something that has been stated or is about to be explained.
- last thinglate in the day
- Best Thing
- real thingSomething genuine and of high quality, as opposed to an inferior imitation.
- poor thingSomeone or something to be pitied
- sure thingA polite reply to thank you.
- living thingAn entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.
- New ThingFree jazz music, as associated with the black civil rights movement.
- Bad ThingAn action that yields undesirable results to its subject.
- main thingThe most important factor; the principle consideration.
- Right Thing
- be one thingTo be ordinary or acceptable; often used with "be another thing" to contrast two different ideas, situations, or actions.
- thing in actionSynonym of chose in action: Property, especially intangible ones, that can only be claimed or enforced by legal action.
- do the right thingTo do what is ethical or just.
- next big thingThe most recent fad or trend.
- said the thingUsed to point out when a character in a work of fiction has spoken the title of the work they appear in, or has spoken an iconic phrase.
- Next Thing
- thing of the pastSomething that has gone extinct or become obsolete.
- Big Thing
- Little Thing
Compound words 84
- somethingAn uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
- everythingAll the things under discussion.
- nothingNot any thing; no thing.
- anythingAny object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
- playthingA thing or person intended for playing with.
- unthingSomething irrelevant or inconsequential; a non-issue; an absurdity.
- samethingAlternative form of same thing: The identical thing; something that is exactly alike or equivalent to.
- thingeeAlternative spelling of thingy: A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).
- manthingA humanoid creature.
- thingificationThe fact or process of turning something into a thing.