Crossword clues for anything
anything
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anything \A"ny*thing\, adv. In any measure; anywise; at all.
Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is
not . . . anything at all quailed.
--Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
Anything \A"ny*thing\, n.
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Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.
Did you ever know of anything so unlucky?
--A. Trollope.They do not know that anything is amiss with them.
--W. G. Sumner. -
Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with as or like.
I fear your girl will grow as proud as anything.
--Richardson.Note: Any thing, written as two words, is now commonly used in contradistinction to any person or anybody. Formerly it was also separated when used in the wider sense. ``Necessity drove them to undertake any thing and venture any thing.''
--De Foe.Anything but, not at all or in any respect. ``The battle was a rare one, and the victory anything but secure.''
--Hawthorne.Anything like, in any respect; at all; as, I can not give anything like a fair sketch of his trials.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
adv. In any way, any extent or any degree. n. someone or something of importance. pron. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; #Pronoun.
WordNet
n. a thing of any kind; "do you have anything to declare?"
Wikipedia
Anything is the seventh studio album by The Damned, released by MCA Records in 1986. On the album's release, it charted in the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 40, and was certified as Silver by the British Phonographic Industry. Four singles were released that all charted in the UK.
The album received some positive press, but was later called inferior to the group's previous work by AllMusic.
Anything may refer to:
"Anything" was a single released by The Damned in 1986.
Previewing the group's new album of the same name, the song saw a move away from the Goth rock of Phantasmagoria, moving closer to a hard rock sound. The single received lukewarm reviews, and considering the success of the previous album, and " Eloise", its UK #32 peak was seen as a disappointment.
MCA also issued the single in Ireland and Australia.
"Anything" is a song by American singer JoJo from her second studio album, The High Road (2006). Written by Beau Dozier, Mischke Butler, and Justin Trugman and released as the album's third and final single in May 2007, the track contains a sample from Toto's 1982 song, " Africa" written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro. The song premiered on March 19, 2006 on The Second JammX Kids All Star Dance Special.
The single was the second official single from The High Road in European countries and was released in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2007; it began gaining airplay there on March 24, 2007, eventually debuting on BBC Radio 1's playlist under the B-list section. JoJo was in the UK during the first two weeks of May to promote the single; she performed at London's G-A-Y on May 12, and appeared on GMTV on May 8 as part of a series of radio and television interviews. "Anything" remained in the top forty of the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.
"Anything" is a song by American alternative group Third Eye Blind. It was released in October 1999 as the lead single from their second album Blue. It was written by Stephan Jenkins. The charted on the Billboard Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock charts.
Anything is an album by Kinnie Starr, released in 2006 on MapleMusic Recordings.
The album's title track was the first-ever #1 single on CBC Radio 3's new countdown show The R3-30.
"Anything" is a song composed and recorded by 3T. It was their first released single, and was extracted from their first album Brotherhood. This single received a Gold Certification on January 26, 1996. It reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart as it was unable to breach the five-week reign at number one of " Spaceman" by Babylon Zoo, and #15 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was the 18th biggest selling boyband single of the 90's in the UK selling 480,000 copies. It is reported to have sold 2,000,000 copies worldwide.
"Anything" is a song recorded by the German eurodance band Culture Beat. It was released in December 1993 as the third single from their second album Serenity and was released in December 1993.
The song was a hit in many countries, particularly in Austria and France where it reached number 3 and number 4, respectively, and in the UK, where it reached number 5. However, it also achieved a great success in the other countries in which it was released, such as Switzerland and the Netherlands.
“Anything” is the second single from Edyta Górniak's album Edyta Gorniak.
"Anything" is a song by rapper Jay-Z that is found on Beanie Sigel's 2000 album The Truth. It is produced by Sam Sneed and P. Skam, who sample Lionel Bart's "I'll Do Anything" for the track's beat and chorus. The sample from Oliver! heavily popularized "Anything" as did the Annie sample on " Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", "Anything" was also a bonus track on Jay-Z's album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (UK/Europe edition) as is "Anything (Mr. Drunk Mix)" on the Japanese version of the album.
Jay-Z admitted to Angie Martinez in a 2009 interview on the BET program Food for Thought that he hoped the song would be a success like "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" due to their similarities but was surprised when it wasn't, even saying "I dropped the record and then nothing". The song did, however, achieve moderate success in the UK reaching #18 on the singles chart. A music video for the song was also released, which was directed by Chris Robinson.
Jay-Z later released another song named "Anything" that is found on his 2006 album Kingdom Come. This track features guest appearances from Usher and Pharrell Williams and is completely unrelated to the original "Anything".
"Anything" is a song performed by Eric Burdon & the Animals in 1967. It was featured on their psychedelic rock album Winds of Change. While the singles " San Franciscan Nights", " Good Times" and the album were released, "Anything" was also released as a single, peaking #80 on the United States pop singles chart. Allmusic critic Bruce Eder described it as a "relatively straightforward, brooding, moody rocker."
The song is credited to Vic Briggs, Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch and John Weider. This song is the one Burdon is most proud of writing. He described it as a "love-generation song". He explained; "It's more than just a song about a love for your woman; it's about love for everything, from the Earth, to your friends, and even your enemies." In 1995, Burdon re-recorded the song. It was featured on Absolutely the Best (1999).
"Anything CD" is the major label debut single from British boy band Damage, released on 8 July 1996. It is the band's second single overall, having released "What U C Iz What U Get" in 1995 before they signed a major record deal. "Anything" was released as the lead single from their debut studio album, Forever, reaching #68 on the UK Singles Chart. The song features an uncredited appearance from rapper Lil' Cease who performs a rap before the final chorus. A music video was created for the track, but it has never been released commercially and does not appear anywhere online. The video also does not feature during the Damage: Our Career in Music special which is regularly broadcast on The Vault.
Anything is the first demo EP of the Irish band The Cranberry Saw Us, later known as The Cranberries. It was self-released in cassette format. This is the only release to feature the original singer Niall Quinn. By their next release, Water Circle, Niall Quinn had been replaced by Dolores O'Riordan as lead vocalist and primary songwriter.
Guitarist Noel Hogan designed the cover art. He made an error in the band's name, spelling it "The Cranbery Saw Us" on both the cover and the liner notes. The liner notes show the original sale price was £2.00 and overwritten with £2.50. There are no surnames mentioned in the liner notes.
"Anything (To Find You)" is a song by American recording artist Monica taken from her seventh studio album, New Life (2012). It features additional vocals from American rapper Rick Ross, and was written and produced by longtime contributors Missy Elliott and Cainon Lamb with additional penning from fellow R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan, Henry Fuse, Miguel "Pro" Castro, and William Roberts. The song samples 1995's " Who Shot Ya?" performed by The Notorious B.I.G. and Diddy, and uses an interpolation of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's 1968 hit, " You're All I Need to Get By."
A lyrical homage to hip hop's beginnings, the song's initial version also featured American rapper Lil' Kim and was lined up for a release to urban radios in July 2011. However, by the time of its official digital release as the album's leading single, Kim's vocals had been removed entirely from the track due to contractual issues surrounding B.I.G.'s estate, headed by his mother. Released on August 2, 2011 as the album's first offering, the single version of "Anything" peaked at number twenty-five on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
An R&B-up-tempo song, which exhibits elements of the early- to mid 1990s hip hop soul music, "Anything (To Find You)" was well received by music critics, who praised its retro theme and noted it a much-welcomed break from the Europop-dominated influence on contemporary R&B by the time of its release. An accompanying music video for the track was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Chris Robinson in August 2011. Featuring flashy 1990s fashions, boomboxes, and colorfully dressed dancers, the retro-themed video pays homage to the 1990s.
"Anything" is the third and final single released by the rock band The Calling from their second album Two. It peaked at number 23 in the US Charts. It was their last single to be released before they split up in 2005. The music video portrays the members of the band performing a live concert in front of a girl's house (portrayed by the Alex Band's wife Jennifer Sky).
"Anything" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Hedley for their fifth studio album, Wild Life (2013). The song was written and produced by Jacob Hoggard and Brian Howes, with additional writing by frequent collaborator Jason Van Poederooyen. It was released to Canadian radio on August 19, 2013 and to iTunes Canada on September 17, 2013 through Universal Music Canada as the lead single from Wild Life. "Anything" was serviced to alternative radio is the US through Capitol Records in November 2013 as the band's fifth American single.
Usage examples of "anything".
Whatsoever abjuration I have been forced to make, I never did anything against God and religion.
You get older daughters trying to protect younger siblings by doing anything they can to keep the abusive father focused on them.
What had killed Aby and Moon had no relation to anything, no grudge, no personal reason.
The glass was as fine as anything that Ryan had ever seen, cut with patterns of intertwined acanthus and vine leaves.
Greenbaum, the dolichocephalous Scherer and the acephalous Hunn, had ever done a stroke of productive work or contributed anything toward the common weal.
Senator, by our definition, is anything that prevents you from achieving an objective.
Sapientia had let the spoon pass by without acknowledging that it, or anything, existed.
I would give anything in the world to be thoroughly acquainted with that sublime cabalistic science.
Serpent, that I have discovered a way to power vaster than anything Bel Adad, the pitiful Patter of Maqam Nifl and Borsippa, can wield!
Nothing was brewing, and if anything ever did, Addis de Valence would not be in the middle of it.
Under these circumstances, his grace moved that the debate be adjourned, as the house had not sufficient notice of the contents of the bill, and as the title of it did not state anything respecting the precedence of the prince.
Kirk was going to be giving up his admiralship and coming on this mission, Sunn had doubted it was anything more than some stunt by Starfleet.
Nil admirari is very well for a North American Indian and his degenerate successor, who has grown too grand to admire anything but himself, and takes a cynical pride in his stolid indifference to everything worth reverencing or honoring.
Our opponents after first admitting the unity go on to make our soul dependent on something else, something in which we have no longer the soul of this or that, even of the universe, but a soul of nowhere, a soul belonging neither to the kosmos, nor to anything else, and yet vested with all the function inherent to the kosmic soul and to that of every ensouled thing.
But if the shortness of time should prevent you from complying with this, my earnest desire, and the trial must, of necessity, and to my unspeakable sorrow, be prolonged to another session, then, my lords, I trust you will not consider me, by anything I have said, as precluded from adopting such means of defence as my counsel may judge most advisable for my interest.