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It

/ɪt/

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

📖 Definitions of "It"

noun

1
One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.
2
The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.
"In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…"
3
The game of tag.
"Let's play it at breaktime."
4
Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.

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pronoun

1
The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.
"I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today."
2
A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.
"She took the baby and held it in her arms."
3
Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.
"Is it her?"
4
The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)
"It is nearly 10 o’clock."

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tryverb	To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
proveverb	(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
thisnoun	To the degree or extent indicated.
thatnoun	(degree) To a given extent or degree.
onenoun	The digit or figure 1.
henoun	(informal) A male.
shenoun	A female.
theyverb	(transitive) To refer to (someone, sometimes especially someone who does not use gender-neutral pronouns) using they/them pronouns.
somethingnoun	Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.
anythingnoun	In any way, any extent or any degree.
thingnoun	That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
objectnoun	A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
itemnoun	A distinct physical object.
entitynoun	That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.
matternoun	(uncountable) Material; substance.
conceptnoun	An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
issuenoun	The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
stuffnoun	(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
topicnoun	Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
subjectnoun	The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

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