thing - a separate and self-contained entity

causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that causes events to happen

object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

matter, substance - that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"

location - a point or extent in space

thing - an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"

anticipation - some early entity whose type or style anticipates a later one; "there were many anticipations of Darwinian theory"; "the hour glass was an anticipation of the clock"

natural enclosure, enclosure - a naturally enclosed space

expanse - a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth