diff --git a/app/elm/Compiler/Ast.elm b/app/elm/Compiler/Ast.elm
index 039013c..d8bbe38 100644
--- a/app/elm/Compiler/Ast.elm
+++ b/app/elm/Compiler/Ast.elm
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ type Node
     | Run Node
     | Make Node Node
     | Localmake Node Node
+    | Thing Node
     | Variable String
     | Value Type.Value
     | Raise Exception
@@ -205,6 +206,9 @@ typeOfCallee node =
         Localmake _ _ ->
             Command { name = "localmake" }
 
+        Thing _ ->
+            Primitive { name = "thing" }
+
         Variable name ->
             Primitive { name = name }
 
@@ -786,6 +790,12 @@ compile context node =
             ]
                 |> List.concat
 
+        Thing name ->
+            [ compileInContext (Expression { caller = "thing" }) name
+            , [ Instruction.Thing ]
+            ]
+                |> List.concat
+
         Variable name ->
             [ PushVariable name ]
 
diff --git a/app/elm/Compiler/Parser.elm b/app/elm/Compiler/Parser.elm
index 2699554..7eedb16 100644
--- a/app/elm/Compiler/Parser.elm
+++ b/app/elm/Compiler/Parser.elm
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ statement state =
             , localmake state
             , make state
             , templateVariable
+            , thing state
             , variable
             , P.lazy (\_ -> functionCall state)
             , Value.value
@@ -702,6 +703,16 @@ make state =
         )
 
 
+thing : State -> Parser Ast.Node
+thing state =
+    P.inContext Thing <|
+        (P.succeed Ast.Thing
+            |. Helper.keyword "thing"
+            |. Helper.spaces
+            |= booleanExpression state
+        )
+
+
 variable : Parser Ast.Node
 variable =
     P.inContext Variable <|
diff --git a/app/elm/Compiler/Parser/Context.elm b/app/elm/Compiler/Parser/Context.elm
index ed11c5a..ad98ab3 100644
--- a/app/elm/Compiler/Parser/Context.elm
+++ b/app/elm/Compiler/Parser/Context.elm
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type Context
     | TemplateVariable
     | Localmake
     | Make
+    | Thing
     | Variable
     | ValueOutsideList
     | ValueInList
diff --git a/app/elm/Vm/Instruction.elm b/app/elm/Vm/Instruction.elm
index 4e5da56..96e467c 100644
--- a/app/elm/Vm/Instruction.elm
+++ b/app/elm/Vm/Instruction.elm
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Instruction
     | LocalVariable String
     | Make
     | Localmake
+    | Thing
     | Introspect0 I.Introspect0
     | Introspect1 I.Introspect1
     | Eval
diff --git a/app/elm/Vm/Vm.elm b/app/elm/Vm/Vm.elm
index cf3475a..98888be 100644
--- a/app/elm/Vm/Vm.elm
+++ b/app/elm/Vm/Vm.elm
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ encodeInstruction instruction =
                 Localmake ->
                     "Localmake"
 
+                Thing ->
+                    "Thing"
+
                 Introspect0 { name } ->
                     "Introspect0 " ++ name
 
@@ -812,6 +815,30 @@ localmake vm =
             )
 
 
+thing : Vm -> Result Error Vm
+thing vm =
+    popValue1 vm
+        |> Result.andThen
+            (\( name, newVm ) ->
+                name
+                    |> Type.toWord
+                    |> Result.mapError (\_ -> WrongInput "thing" (Type.toDebugString name))
+                    |> Result.andThen
+                        (\word ->
+                            case Scope.thing word vm.scopes of
+                                Just (Defined value) ->
+                                    Ok
+                                        (newVm
+                                            |> pushValue1 value
+                                            |> incrementProgramCounter
+                                        )
+
+                                _ ->
+                                    Err <| Error.VariableUndefined word
+                        )
+            )
+
+
 pushLoopScope : Vm -> Result Error Vm
 pushLoopScope vm =
     popValue1 vm
@@ -1061,6 +1088,9 @@ execute instruction vm =
         Localmake ->
             localmake vm
 
+        Thing ->
+            thing vm
+
         Introspect0 primitive ->
             introspect0 primitive vm
 
diff --git a/tests/Test/Run/Builtin.elm b/tests/Test/Run/Builtin.elm
index 672e208..2cf67f7 100644
--- a/tests/Test/Run/Builtin.elm
+++ b/tests/Test/Run/Builtin.elm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module Test.Run.Builtin exposing (commands, make, primitives, print, show)
+module Test.Run.Builtin exposing (commands, make, primitives, print, show, thing)
 
 import Test exposing (Test, describe)
 import Test.Helper exposing (printsLine, runsWithoutError)
@@ -179,3 +179,12 @@ make =
         , printsLine "make 1.1 1 print :1.1" "1"
         , printsLine "make 1.1 1 make :1.1 2 print :1" "2"
         ]
+
+
+thing : Test
+thing =
+    describe "thing" <|
+        [ printsLine "make \"a \"word print thing \"a" "word"
+        , printsLine "make \"a \"word make \"b \"a print thing :b" "word"
+        , printsLine "make \"a \"word make \"b \"a print thing thing \"b" "word"
+        ]