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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 1870ā75
Words nearby thinking cap
think back, think better of, think big, thinker, thinking, thinking cap, think little of, think nothing of, think on one's feet, think out, think over
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Other Idioms and Phrases with thinking cap
thinking cap
see put on one's thinking cap.
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