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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.

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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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Words related to thinking cap

cerebration, headwork

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Idioms and Phrases with thinking cap

thinking cap

see put on one's thinking cap.

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