thinking cap

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noun

a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer.

Origin of thinking cap

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby thinking cap

think back, think better of, think big, thinker, thinking, thinking cap, thinking through, think little of, think nothing of, think on one's feet, think out

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Example sentences from the Web for thinking cap

I will try to tell one if you will let me put on my thinking-cap for a moment.
Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer|Rena I. Halsey
"And this head of mine would have to put on its thinking-cap," he pursued jovially.
The Leavenworth Case|Anna Katherine Green
There was nothing for it but to bow to the inevitable, break my journey, and put my thinking-cap on.
The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon|Jos Maria Gordon
In his mechanical work his inventive turn of mind always caused him to put on his thinking-cap when he faced an obstacle.
Airship Andy|Frank V. Webster

Now here's my idea that I evolved with my thinking-cap—I mean night-cap—on!
Glory and the Other Girl|Annie Hamilton Donnell

Idioms and Phrases with thinking cap

thinking cap

see put on one's thinking cap.

单词	thinking cap
释义	thinking cap SEE SYNONYMS FOR thinking cap ON THESAURUS.COM noun a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer. Origin of thinking cap First recorded in 1870–75 Words nearby thinking cap think back, think better of, think big, thinker, thinking, thinking cap, thinking through, think little of, think nothing of, think on one's feet, think out Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thinking cap I will try to tell one if you will let me put on my thinking-cap for a moment. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer\|Rena I. Halsey "And this head of mine would have to put on its thinking-cap," he pursued jovially. The Leavenworth Case\|Anna Katherine Green There was nothing for it but to bow to the inevitable, break my journey, and put my thinking-cap on. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon\|Jos Maria Gordon In his mechanical work his inventive turn of mind always caused him to put on his thinking-cap when he faced an obstacle. Airship Andy\|Frank V. Webster Now here's my idea that I evolved with my thinking-cap—I mean night-cap—on! Glory and the Other Girl\|Annie Hamilton Donnell Idioms and Phrases with thinking cap thinking cap see put on one's thinking cap. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to thinking cap cerebration, headwork
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thinking cap

noun

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Words nearby thinking cap

Example sentences from the Web for thinking cap

Idioms and Phrases with thinking cap

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