thing
noun (ANYTHING/EVERYTHING) /θɪŋ/Definition
a thing B1 [S] › used instead of 'anything' or 'everything' to emphasize what you are saying: Don't worry about a thing (= anything). I'll take care of it.Something, anything, nothing, and everything not a (single) thing B2 not anything: After the guests had gone, there wasn't a thing left to eat.Something, anything, nothing, and everything not have a thing to wear B1 (also have nothing to wear) humorous › to have no clothes that are suitable for an occasion: I'm going to a wedding on Saturday and I don't have a thing to wear.Wearing clothes there isn't a thing you can do › you cannot do anything: He broke his promise and there wasn't a thing we could do about it.Something, anything, nothing, and everything
(Definition of thing noun (ANYTHING/EVERYTHING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be dripping with sth idiom
- caped adjective
- clad adjective
- clothe verb
- clothed adjective
- dress sense noun
- dressed (up) to the nines idiom
- dressed adjective
- dressed to kill idiom
- dresser noun (CLOTHES)
- grow into sth phrasal verb
- mould verb
- power dressing noun
- robed adjective
- sartorial adjective
- stylish adjective
- suit verb (BE RIGHT)
- tog verb
- wore verb
- worn verb
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