Phrase Hound found 125 phrases and 32 compound words that contain things. The most common are listed below. Open things in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 125
- all thingsFollowed by a noun, adjective, etc.: everything related to the specified subject.
- of all thingsEspecially; more than other things.
- Good Thingsplural of Good Thing: Something that is conventionally accepted as good beyond doubt.
- things in actionplural of thing in action: Property, especially intangible ones, that can only be claimed or enforced by legal action.
- Bad Thingsplural of Bad Thing: An action that yields undesirable results to its subject.
- Different Things
- Internet of ThingsAn Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects equipped with RFID or similar tags.
- Important Things
- living thingsplural of living thing: An entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.
- Great Things
- Little Things
- one of those thingsAn unfortunate, but unavoidable, event.
- Certain Things
- first thingsplural of first thing: Early in the morning.
- all good thingsEllipsis of all good things come to an end
- among other thingsin addition to things not mentioned
- see thingsTo imagine that one sees things that are not actually present; to have visual hallucinations.
- Best Things
- Better Things
- Small Things
- things-in-themselvesplural of thing-in-itself: A 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.
- first things firstLet's deal with matters of highest priority first; let's deal with matters in logical sequence.
- Fun Things
- Wonderful Things
- Simple Things
Compound words 32
- overthingsAn extra layer of outer clothing or winter garments for use in very cold weather, possibly including a blanket or shawl, to be wrapped around the body or hung over the shoulders and back.
- clothingsplural of clothing: present participle and gerund of clothe
- somethingsthird-person singular simple present indicative of something: An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
- playthingsplural of plaything: A thing or person intended for playing with.
- everythingsthird-person singular simple present indicative of everything: All the things under discussion.
- farthingsplural of farthing: A quarter of any monetary unit or measure.
- anythingsplural of anything: Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
- berthingsplural of berthing: present participle and gerund of berth
- birthingsplural of birthing: The act of giving birth.
- breathingsplural of breathing: verbal noun of breathe: (uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this.