Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Thing (-s)
thinethink (-ing, thought, tho't)
thing (-s), n. [OE þing, assembly, council, suit, matter, thing.] (webplay: attempt, battle, cause, circumstance, come, court, days, every, falls, glory, intercede, justice, plead, press, seek, suit).
- Creature.
- Place; location.
- Object; unnamed entity.
- Detail; aspect; portion; part.
- Named entity; specified object.
- Action; activity.
- Event; occurrence; circumstance.
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