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Look up: Thing

  1. thing
    An open air meeting held to discuss the law.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/glo

  2. thing
    [n] - a special situation 2. [n] - a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion 3. [n] - an event 4. [n] - a statement regarded as an object 5. [n] - a special objective 6. [n] - a special abstraction 7. [n] - any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence 8. [n] - an entity that is not named specifically 9. [n] - an artifact 10. [n] - an action 11. [n] - a separate and self-contained entity
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. thing
    Assembly of freemen in the Norse lands (Scandinavia) during the medieval period. It could encompass a meeting of the whole nation (Althing) or of a small town or community (Husthing). ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  4. Thing
    Definition (keystage 1) Any kind of physical object, or a concept, an idea, a person, etc.
    Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht

  5. Thing
    Thing (thĭng) noun [ Anglo-Saxon þing a thing, cause, assembly, judicial assembly; akin to þingan to negotiate, þingian to reconcile, conciliate, Dutch ding a thing, Old Saxon thing thing, assembly, judicial assembly, German ding a thing, formerly also, an assembly, court, Icelandic þing a thing, assembly, court, Swedis ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/45

  6. Thing
    Thing Ting noun [ Danish thing , ting , Norw. ting , or Swedish ting .] In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly; -- used, esp. in composition, in titles of such bodies. See Legislature , Norway .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/45

  7. thing
    noun a separate and self-contained entity
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. thing
    noun an action; `how could you do such a thing?`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. thing
    noun an artifact; `how does this thing work?`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. thing
    noun any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; `the thing I like about her is ...`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. thing
    noun a special abstraction; `a thing of the spirit`; `things of the heart`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. thing
    noun a statement regarded as an object; `to say the same thing in other terms`; `how can you say such a thing?`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. thing
    noun an event; `a funny thing happened on the way to the...`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. thing
    noun a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; `he has a thing about seafood`; `she has a thing about him`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. thing
    noun a special situation; `this thing has got to end`; `it is a remarkable thing`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  16. Thing
    `Thing` may refer to: In `philosophy`: * An object (philosophy), being, or entity * Thing-in-itself (or `noumenon`), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant In `history`: * Thing (assembly), also transliterated as `ting` or `þing`, a historical Scandinavian governing assembly In `fiction`: * Thing (comics), a superhero in the Marvel Universe and member of the Fantastic Four * `Thing` (Charlton Comics), a 1950s ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thing

  17. Thing
    • (n.) Alt. of Ting • (n.) An inanimate object, in distinction from a living being; any lifeless material. • (n.) Whatever may be possessed or owned; a property; -- distinguished from person. • (n.) A diminutive or slighted object; any object viewed as merely existing; -- often used in pity or contempt. • (n.) In Scandinavi...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. thing
    (from the article `property law`) ...may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with the relationships between and among ... Anglo-American law is generally less concerned with matters of definition than is the civil law. Except in the United States, where defining ... [2 rel...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/39

  19. thing
    in medieval Scandinavia, the local, provincial, and, in Iceland, national assemblies of freemen that formed the fundamental unit of government and ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/39

  20. thing
    1. a special situation
    2. an action
    3. an artifact
    4. an event
    5. a statement regarded as an object
    6. any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
    7. a special abstraction
    8. a vaguely specified concern
    9. a special objective
    10. a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
    11. a separate and self-contained entity

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On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners , unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West, but as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. At midnight on 9th November East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side. read more

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