pacifier vs thing

pacifier and thing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pacifier	Yes	No	No	No
thing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thing is a hypernym of pacifier; that is, thing is a word with a broader meaning than pacifier:

pacifier (noun)	thing (noun)
device used for an infant to suck or bite on	a separate and self-contained entity
anything that serves to pacify	an action
someone who tries to bring peace	an artifact
	an entity that is not named specifically
	any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
	a special abstraction
	a special objective
	a vaguely specified concern
	a statement regarded as an object
	an event
	a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
	a special situation