Thing
91“Thing on the Doorstep, The“ — Novelette (10,830 words); written August 21–24, 1933. First published in WT(January 1937); first collected in O;corrected text in DH;annotated version in An2 and TD. The narrator, Daniel Upton, tells of his young friend Edward Derby, who… …
92thing-in-itself — noun the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception • Syn: ↑noumenon • Hypernyms: ↑content, ↑cognitive content, ↑mental object * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( …
93thing or two — {n. phr.}, {informal} 1. Facts not generally known, or not known to the hearer or reader; unusual or important information. * /Mary told Joan a thing or two about Betty s real feelings./ 2. A lot; much. * /Bob knows a thing or two about sailing./ …
94thing or two — {n. phr.}, {informal} 1. Facts not generally known, or not known to the hearer or reader; unusual or important information. * /Mary told Joan a thing or two about Betty s real feelings./ 2. A lot; much. * /Bob knows a thing or two about sailing./ …
95Thing (listening device) — The Thing, also known as The Great Seal bug, was one of the first covert listening devices (or bugs ) to use passive electromagnetic induction to transmit an audio signal. Operating principles The Thing was very simple by today s standards, but… …
96Thing (cómic) — The thing Personaje de Marvel Comics Primera aparición Fantastic Four, Vol. 1, #1 (Noviembre 1961) Creador(es) Stan Lee y Jack Kirby Información …
97thing\ or\ two — n. phr. informal 1. Facts not generally known, or not known to the hearer or reader; unusual or important information. Mary told Joan a thing or two about Betty s real feelings. 2. A lot; much. Bob knows a thing or two about sailing. Compare:… …
98thing appendant — A thing which is affixed or belongs to some more important thing. thing in action. Same as chose in action …
99thing of the past — Something which no longer exists or is rarely used today is a thing of the past. Few people use video cassettes today they ve become a thing of the past …
100thing-a-ma-bob / thing-a-ma-jig — name for a strange part, what cha ma call it If I can get the thing a ma jig in the right hole, this car may start …
