think : Idioms & Phrases

• noun thinking that is coherent and logical
  abstract thought; reasoning.
  

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• noun the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
  analysis.
  

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• adjective not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently
  clearheaded.
  

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• noun thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution)
  

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• noun the ability to create
  creativeness; creativity.
  

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• adjective satellite deeply absorbed in thought
  bemused; preoccupied; lost.
  
  • as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
  • lost in thought
  • a preoccupied frown

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• noun thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity
  divergent thinking.
  

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• noun anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
  food; intellectual nourishment.
  

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• noun the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
  deism.
  

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• that which is thought independently of the authority of others.

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• adjective satellite unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)
  undogmatic; undogmatical; latitudinarian.
  

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• noun the right to hold unpopular ideas
  

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• noun a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on
  

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• noun a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group
  

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• noun thinking that is coherent and logical
  abstract thought; reasoning.
  

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• noun thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity
  divergent thinking.
  

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• noun a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  philosophical system; philosophy; ism; doctrine.
  

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• noun thinking again about a choice previously made
  rethink; afterthought; reconsideration.
  
  • he had second thoughts about his purchase

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• consideration of a matter following a first impulse or impression; reconsideration.

  On second thoughts, gentlemen, I don't wish you had known him. Dickens.

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• noun the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  synthesis.
  

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• verb have on one's mind, think about actively
  
  • I'm thinking about my friends abroad
  • She always thinks about her children first
• verb take into consideration, have in view
  think about; flirt with; entertain; toy with.
  
  • He entertained the notion of moving to South America

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• verb recapture the past; indulge in memories
  remember.
  
  • he remembered how he used to pick flowers

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• noun a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications
  think factory.
  

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• verb keep in mind for attention or consideration
  remember.
  
  • Remember the Alamo
  • Remember to call your mother every day!
  • Think of the starving children in India!
• verb take into consideration, have in view
  think about; flirt with; entertain; toy with.
  
  • He entertained the notion of moving to South America
• verb look on as or consider
  regard as; take to be; look upon; esteem; look on; repute.
  
  • she looked on this affair as a joke
  • He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician
  • He is reputed to be intelligent
• verb intend to refer to
  mean; have in mind.
  
  • I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France
  • Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!
• verb devise or invent
  think of; dream up; concoct; hatch.
  
  • He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
  • no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
• verb choose in one's mind
  
  • Think of any integer between 1 and 25

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• verb consider carefully and rationally
  
  • Every detail has been thought out

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• verb reflect deeply on a subject
  ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
  
  • I mulled over the events of the afternoon
  • philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
  • The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate

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• noun an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts
  

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• noun a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications
  think factory.
  

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• verb esteem very highly
  
  • She thinks the world of her adviser

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• verb consider and reconsider carefully
  
  • Think twice before you have a child

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• verb devise or invent
  think of; dream up; concoct; hatch.
  
  • He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
  • no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software

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• noun a state in which one thinks
  

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• noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
  cerebration; thinking; mentation; thought; intellection.
  
  • thinking always made him frown
  • she paused for thought

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• noun apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions
  telepathy.
  

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• noun a mental image produced by the imagination
  imagination image.
  

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• adjective satellite stimulating interest or thought
  challenging.
  
  • a challenging hypothesis
  • a thought-provoking book

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• noun someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly
  mind reader; mental telepathist; telepathist.
  
• noun a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)
  mind reader; telepathist.
  

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• to be concerned or anxious; to be solicitous. Matt. vi. 25, 27.

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• (any one), to have a more favorable opinion of any one.
• (an opinion, resolution, etc.), to reconsider and alter one's decision.

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• to approve; to be pleased or satisfied with; to consider expedient or proper.

  If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. Zech. xi. 12.

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• to esteem a great matter; to grudge. Obs. "[He] thought not much to clothe his enemies." Milton.

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• to hold in esteem; to esteem highly.

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• to regard as worthy of scorn or contempt; to disdain. "He thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone." Esther iii. 6.
• . (a) To disdain. Obs. "He thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone." Esther iii. 6. (b) To feel indignation. Obs.

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• noun the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
  thread.
  
  • I couldn't follow his train of thought
  • he lost the thread of his argument

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• adjective satellite resulting from careful thought
  
  • the paper was well thought out

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• adjective satellite receiving deferential regard
  respected.
  
  • a respected family

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• noun the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
  

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