thing

ot noun

1. A genuine concept, entity or phenomenon; something that actually exists (often contrary to expectation or belief). Bacon pie? Is that a thing?
2. (in the plural) Clothes, possessions or equipment. Hold on, let me just grab my things.
3. A unit or container, usually containing edible goods. get me a thing of apple juice at the store;  I just ate a whole thing of jelly beans
4. A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor. The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.

fe’l verb

1. To express as a thing; to reify.