Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈθɪŋz/
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θɪŋz
Noun
One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff
Usage- plural
- Plural only
- Examples
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Have you brought all your things with you?
Get your hands off my things!
More examples (1)
Ole Golly just had indoor things and outdoor things.... She just had yards and yards of tweed which enveloped her like a lot of discarded blankets, which ballooned out when she walked, and which she referred to as her Things. —Louise Fitzhugh, Harriet the Spy (1964)
The general state of affairs in a given context, e.g. one's relationship
Usage- plural
- Plural only
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Things have been rough between lately.
She wants to break things off.
Noun
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
- Broader terms
- Examples
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she packed her things and left