Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

things

/ˈθɪŋz/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.74 in modern English

Syllables: things
IPA: /ˈθɪŋz/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of thing

noun

One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff

noun

The general state of affairs in a given context, e.g. one's relationship

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of thing

noun

plural of Thing

Example Sentences

"Have you brought all your things with you?"
"Get your hands off my things!"
"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)"
"Things have been rough between lately."
"She wants to break things off."

Derived Forms

overthings

Synonyms

stuff

Rhymes With

brings wings kings rings springs strings king's sings swings stings pings clings

Questions

How do you pronounce things?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɪŋz/.
What does things mean?: plural of thing

How to pronounce things

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