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1. (разсъждавам) think (за of, about); reason; exercise o.'s wits(постоянно) dwell (за on)за какво мислиш? what are you thinking about? разг. a penny for your thoughtsкой мислиш? Петър! Peter, of all people! направих го, без да мисля I did it without thinking/without giving it a second thought; I did it off hand/on the spur of the moment/as a matter of course2. thought, I thought as muchпрестани да мислиш за работата си take your mind off your workмисля си think within o.s.правилно мислиш you think correctly, your reasoning is correct3. (обмислям) think over, consider, reflect4. (напрягам се умствено) think, puzzle over/about, puzzle/cudgel/rack o.'s brainsдълго мислих върху задачата I puzzled over the problem for a long time5. (смятам, считам, предполагам) think, consider, expect, suspect, count, believe, assumeвсички го мислеха за луд everybody thought he was mad, everybody thought/considered him (to be) madмислехме, че е загубен we counted him as lost, we thought he was lostмисля се за consider/think o.s. to beмисля се за много нещо have a high opinion of o.s., think o.s. a great man, разг. think no small beer/potatoes of o.s.6. (на мнение съм) thinkкакво мислиш по този въпрос? what do you think of it? what's your opinion of it/on this matter?7. (възнамерявам) think (да of с ger.), have some thought, have thoughts (of с ger.), intend (to с inf.), have the intention (of с ger.)8. (желая някому нещо) wishмисля някому доброто wish s.o. wellмисля някому злото wish s.o. ill, mean mischief9. (тревожа се за) worry aboutмайка ти много те мисли your mother is worrying a lot about youне му мисли много take it easyмисли му! да му мислиш! you'll get it! каква я мислехме, каква излезе this is not what we hoped/bargained for, it's the last thing we expectedда му мислят, които са лапали it's the profiteers who'll have to stand the racket* * *мѝсля,гл., мин. св. деят. прич. мѝслил 1. ( разсъждавам) think (за of, about); reason; exercise o.’s wits; ( постоянно) dwell (за on); разг. put on one’s thinking cap; за какво мислиш? what are you thinking about? разг. a penny for your thoughts; кой мислиш? Петър! Peter, of all people! направих го, без да \мисля I did it without giving it a second thought; I did it off hand/on the spur of the moment; не \мисля за утрешния ден take no thought of the morrow; правилно мислиш you think correctly, your reasoning is correct; престани да мислиш за работата си take your mind off your work; често \мисля за теб I often think of you, you are often in my thoughts;2. ( обмислям) think over, consider, reflect;4. ( смятам, считам, предполагам) think, consider, expect, suspect, count, believe, assume; всички го мислеха за луд everybody thought he was mad, everybody thought/considered him (to be) mad; мислехме, че е загубен we counted him as lost; \мисля се за consider/think o.s. to be; \мисля се за голямо нещо have a high opinion of o.s., think o.s. a great man, разг. think no small beer/potatoes of o.s.; така си и мислех I guessed as much;6. ( възнамерявам) think (да of c ger.), have some thought, have thoughts (of c ger.), intend (to c inf.), have the intention (of c ger.);7. ( желая някому нещо) wish; \мисля някому доброто wish s.o. well; \мисля някому злото wish s.o. ill, mean mischief;8. ( тревожа се за) worry about; какво толкова му мислиш why hesitate/worry! не му мисли много take it easy; • да му мислят, които са лапали it’s the profiteers who’ll have to stand the racket; каква я мислехме, каква излезе \мисля this not what we hoped/bargained for, it’s the last thing we expected; мисли му! да му мислиш! you’ll get it! те да му мислят! that’s their worry/funeral! ще му мислим като му дойде времето we’ll cross the bridge when we come to it.* * *deem; guess; opine; reason; reflect; suppose; suspect; think: I don't мисля this is a good idea. - Не мисля, че идеята е добра.* * *1. (възнамерявам) think (да of с ger.), have some thought, have thoughts (of с ger.), intend (to с inf.), have the intention (of с ger.) 2. (желая някому нещо) wish 3. (на мнение съм) think 4. (напрягам се умствено) think, puzzle over/about, puzzle/cudgel/rack o.'s brains 5. (обмислям) think over, consider, reflect 6. (постоянно) dwell (за on) 7. (разсъждавам) think (за of, about);reason;exercise o.'s wits 8. (смятам, считам, предполагам) think, consider, expect, suspect, count, believe, assume 9. (тревожа се за) worry about 10. 2 thought, I thought as much 11. МИСЛЯ ce зa consider/think o.s. to be 12. МИСЛЯ някому доброто wish s.o. well 13. МИСЛЯ някому злото wish s.o. ill, mean mischief 14. МИСЛЯ се за много нещо have a high opinion of o.s., think o.s. a great man, разг. think no small beer/potatoes of o.s. 15. МИСЛЯ си think within o.s. 16. всички го мислеха за луд everybody thought he was mad, everybody thought/considered him (to be) mad 17. да му мислят, които са лапали it's the profiteers who'll have to stand the racket 18. дълго мислих върху задачата I puzzled over the problem for a long time 19. за какво мислиш? what are you thinking about ? разг. a penny for your thoughts 20. какво мислиш по този въпрос? what do you think of it?what's your opinion of it/on this matter? 21. кой мислиш? Петър! Peter, of all people! направих го, без да МИСЛЯ I did it without thinking/without giving it a second thought;I did it off hand/on the spur of the moment/as a matter of course 22. майка ти много те мисли your mother is worrying a lot about you 23. мислехме, че е загубен we counted him as lost, we thought he was lost 24. мисли му! да му мислиш! you'll get it! каква я мислехме, каква излезе this is not what we hoped/bargained for, it's the last thing we expected 25. не МИСЛЯ за утрешния ден take no thought of the morrow 26. не му мисли много take it easy 27. правилно мислиш you think correctly, your reasoning is correct 28. престани да мислиш за работата си take your mind off your work 29. така си и мислех so 30. често МИСЛЯ за теб I often think of you, you are often in my thoughts -
62 задуматься
1) General subject: muse, pause, ponder, put on considering cap (над чем-л.), put on thinking cap (над чем-л.), sink into a reverie, take thought, think, think back, pause to think2) Mathematics: think of4) Makarov: fall to thinking, fall into a muse (над чем-л.) -
63 pensar
• be thinking about• cerebrate• cogitate• expect to• have in for• have in one's blood• imagine• intend to• meditate• plan to• ponder• put on one's thinking cap• reconsider• thingy• think about the issue• think things out alone• think to oneself• thinkable• thinking to -
64 a medita profund
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65 a-şi pune mintea la contribuţie / sub teasc
to use one's brains / head / wits / sl. bean / loafto exercise one's witsto set one's wits to workto put one's thinking cap onlit. to band one's mind (to study)to tax one's ingenuitypune-ţi \a-şi pune mintea la contribuţie / sub teasc! do some hard thinking!Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi pune mintea la contribuţie / sub teasc
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66 обдумывать
1) General subject: balance, cast about for, chew (часто chew on, chew upon), cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, debate a matter in (one's) mind (что-л.), debate a matter in one's mind (что-либо), deliberate, hatch, hold debate with oneself, meditate, ponder, ponder over, ponderate, pore, pore (at, on, upon), premeditate, project (план), put on considering cap (что-л.), put on thinking cap (что-л.), reason, revolve, revolve in the mind, study, take stock of (что-л.), think, think over, turn (вопрос, проблему), turn over, waff, weigh, speculate, weight, take stock of (рассматривать, оценивать, что-л.), reason about a subject (что-л.), speculate on (что-л.)2) Colloquial: mull over3) American: cipher out, excogitate, mull4) Obsolete: perpend5) Literal: poise -
67 мозг
муж.
1) brain прям. и перен.;
nerve tissue кора головного мозга ≈ cerebral cortex полушария головного мозга ≈ cerebral hemispheres необратимое разрушение мозга ≈ irreversible brain damage головной мозг ≈ brain;
cerebrum научн. спинной мозг ≈ spinal cord костный мозг ≈ marrow продолговатый мозг ≈ medulla сотрясение мозга ≈ concussion of the brain - извилины мозга
2) (костный) marrow
3) мн. мозги (кушанье) (dish of) brains ∙ до мозга костей ≈ to the (very) marrow of one's bones шевелить/ворочить мозгами разг.;
шутл. ≈ to use one's wits, to use one's loaf, to use one's brains, to put on one's thinking-cap давать по мозгам разг.;
груб. ≈ to lash out at smb., to settle smb.'s hash получать по мозгам разг.;
груб. ≈ to get it good, to catch it in the neck вправлять мозги сл. ≈ to set smb. straight/right, to bring smb. to his senses давить на мозги сл. ≈ to try to brainwash/sway smb. капать на мозги сл. ≈ to get on smb.'s back/case куриные/цеплячьи мозги разг. ≈ birdbrain, pinhead мозги набекоень разг. ≈ smb.'s head is on backward, to be a crackpot промывать мозги, прочищать мозги сл. ≈ to rake smb. over the coals, to take smb. to task пудрить мозги сл. ≈ to bullshit smb., to throw dust in smb,'s eyesм.
1. brain (тж. перен.) ;
спинной ~ spinal cord;
2. (костный) marrow;
3. мн. (кушанье) brains;
до ~а костей to one`s very marrow;
продрогнуть до ~а костей be* chilled to the bone/marrow;
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68 поразмыслить, пораскинуть мозгами, поломать себе голову над (чем-то)
Phraseological unit: Put on your thinking capУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > поразмыслить, пораскинуть мозгами, поломать себе голову над (чем-то)
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69 пораскинуть мозгами
General subject: put one's thinking-cap onУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > пораскинуть мозгами
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70 серьёзно обдумать
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71 серьезно обдумать
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72 М-221
ШЕВЕЛЙТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЙТЬ (ШЕВЕЛЬНУТЬ) МОЗГАМИ highly coll ШЕВЕЛЙТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЙТЬ МОЗГОЛ substand ВОРОЧАТЬ МОЗГАМИ substand VP subj: human often infin with надо or нужно, or imperto think hard (trying to understand, come up with etc sth.): пошевели мозгами - use your brain (head, noodle etc)set your mind to it (you'd better) rack your brains put on your thinking cap.«Никаких тебе забот - знай только шевели мозгами, думай, изобретай, совершенствуй, двигай науку и технику...» (Копелев 1). "No worries—just make sure to use your brain, think, invent, perfect, advance science and technology" (1a).«Ты что, первый раз на займе?» - спросил Ганичев. «После войны первый». - «То-то. А я на этих займах каждую весну. Знаю колхозную публику. Ты к нему в заулок, а он стрекача через поветь... Тут треба ( ungrammat — нужно, требуется) пошевелить мозгой, а не с песнями вдоль деревни...» (Абрамов 1). This is your first Loan, is it?" asked Ganichev. "First since the war." "Exactly. Well, I do these Loans every spring. I know these kolkhoz types. If you go in through the yard they give you the slip out the loft way....You've got to use your noodle here, not go marching through the village singing songs" (1a).Знаете, вы довольно любопытную мысль сказали я теперь приду домой и шевельну мозгами на этот счёт. Признаюсь, я так и ждал, что от вас можно кой-чему поучиться» (Достоевский 1). "You know, you've said a very interesting thoughtI'll set my mind to it when I get home. I admit, I did suspect it would be possible to learn something from you" (1a). -
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РАСКИДЫВАТЬ/РАСКИНУТЬ (ПОРАСКИНУТЬ) УМОМ (МОЗГАМИ) coll VP subj: human to deliberate, ponder sth.: X пораскинул умом = X thought (mulled) it over X thought about itImper пораскинь умом! - (just) think it over(just) think about it put your brain to work! use your brain(s) (head)! put on your thinking cap!«Заберу детей и уйду к своим. Больше жить с ним не буду...» - «Только уйтить ( ungrammat = уйти) от родного мужа нелегко... Пораскинь умом - сама увидишь» (Шолохов 5). "I'll take the children and go back to my own folk. I won't live with him any more...." "But it's not easy to leave your own husband....Just think it over and you'll see" (5a)....Он вдруг спросил с хитроватой улыбкой, не попахивает ли корень шелковицей. «Вроде, - сказал я, - а что?» - «А ты пораскинь умом», -сказал он... (Искандер 3)...Не suddenly asked with a crafty smile whether the root didn't smell like mulberry. "Sort of," I said. "Why?" "Think about it," he said.. (3a). -
74 поразмыслить, пораскинуть мозгами, поломать себе голову над
Phraseological unit: (чем-то) Put on your thinking capУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > поразмыслить, пораскинуть мозгами, поломать себе голову над
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75 ворочать мозгами
• ШЕВЕЛЯТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ < ШЕВЕЛЬНУТЬ> МОЗГАМИ highly coll; ШЕВЕЛИТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ МОЗГОЙ substand; ВОРОЧ АТЬ МОЗГАМИ substand=====⇒ to think hard (trying to understand, come up with etc sth.):- пошевели мозгами≈ use your brain <head, noodle etc>;- put on your thinking cap.♦ "Никаких тебе забот - знай только шевели мозгами, думай, изобретай, совершенствуй, двигай науку и технику..." (Копелев 1). "No worries - just make sure to use your brain, think, invent, perfect, advance science and technology" (1a).♦ "Ты что, первый раз на займе?" - спросил Ганичев. "После войны первый". - "То-то. А я на этих займах каждую весну. Знаю колхозную публику. Ты к нему в заулок, а он стрекача через поветь... Тут треба [ungrammat = нужно, требуется] пошевелить мозгой, а не с песнями вдоль деревни..." (Абрамов 1). "This is your first Loan, is it?" asked Ganichev. "First since the war." "Exactly. Well, I do these Loans every spring. I know these kolkhoz types. If you go in through the yard they give you the slip out the loft way....You've got to use your noodle here, not go marching through the village singing songs" (1a).♦ "Знаете, вы довольно любопытную мысль сказали; я теперь приду домой и шевельну мозгами на этот счёт. Признаюсь, я так и ждал, что от вас можно кой-чему поучиться" (Достоевский 1). "You know, you've said a very interesting thought; I'll set my mind to it when I get home. I admit, I did suspect it would be possible to learn something from you" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ворочать мозгами
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76 мозгой пошевелить
• ШЕВЕЛЯТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ < ШЕВЕЛЬНУТЬ> МОЗГАМИ highly coll; ШЕВЕЛИТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ МОЗГОЙ substand; ВОРОЧ АТЬ МОЗГАМИ substand=====⇒ to think hard (trying to understand, come up with etc sth.):- пошевели мозгами≈ use your brain <head, noodle etc>;- put on your thinking cap.♦ "Никаких тебе забот - знай только шевели мозгами, думай, изобретай, совершенствуй, двигай науку и технику..." (Копелев 1). "No worries - just make sure to use your brain, think, invent, perfect, advance science and technology" (1a).♦ "Ты что, первый раз на займе?" - спросил Ганичев. "После войны первый". - "То-то. А я на этих займах каждую весну. Знаю колхозную публику. Ты к нему в заулок, а он стрекача через поветь... Тут треба [ungrammat = нужно, требуется] пошевелить мозгой, а не с песнями вдоль деревни..." (Абрамов 1). "This is your first Loan, is it?" asked Ganichev. "First since the war." "Exactly. Well, I do these Loans every spring. I know these kolkhoz types. If you go in through the yard they give you the slip out the loft way....You've got to use your noodle here, not go marching through the village singing songs" (1a).♦ "Знаете, вы довольно любопытную мысль сказали; я теперь приду домой и шевельну мозгами на этот счёт. Признаюсь, я так и ждал, что от вас можно кой-чему поучиться" (Достоевский 1). "You know, you've said a very interesting thought; I'll set my mind to it when I get home. I admit, I did suspect it would be possible to learn something from you" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мозгой пошевелить
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77 пошевелить мозгами
• ШЕВЕЛЯТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ < ШЕВЕЛЬНУТЬ> МОЗГАМИ highly coll; ШЕВЕЛИТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ МОЗГОЙ substand; ВОРОЧ АТЬ МОЗГАМИ substand=====⇒ to think hard (trying to understand, come up with etc sth.):- пошевели мозгами≈ use your brain <head, noodle etc>;- put on your thinking cap.♦ "Никаких тебе забот - знай только шевели мозгами, думай, изобретай, совершенствуй, двигай науку и технику..." (Копелев 1). "No worries - just make sure to use your brain, think, invent, perfect, advance science and technology" (1a).♦ "Ты что, первый раз на займе?" - спросил Ганичев. "После войны первый". - "То-то. А я на этих займах каждую весну. Знаю колхозную публику. Ты к нему в заулок, а он стрекача через поветь... Тут треба [ungrammat = нужно, требуется] пошевелить мозгой, а не с песнями вдоль деревни..." (Абрамов 1). "This is your first Loan, is it?" asked Ganichev. "First since the war." "Exactly. Well, I do these Loans every spring. I know these kolkhoz types. If you go in through the yard they give you the slip out the loft way....You've got to use your noodle here, not go marching through the village singing songs" (1a).♦ "Знаете, вы довольно любопытную мысль сказали; я теперь приду домой и шевельну мозгами на этот счёт. Признаюсь, я так и ждал, что от вас можно кой-чему поучиться" (Достоевский 1). "You know, you've said a very interesting thought; I'll set my mind to it when I get home. I admit, I did suspect it would be possible to learn something from you" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пошевелить мозгами
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78 пошевелить мозгой
• ШЕВЕЛЯТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ < ШЕВЕЛЬНУТЬ> МОЗГАМИ highly coll; ШЕВЕЛИТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ МОЗГОЙ substand; ВОРОЧ АТЬ МОЗГАМИ substand=====⇒ to think hard (trying to understand, come up with etc sth.):- пошевели мозгами≈ use your brain <head, noodle etc>;- put on your thinking cap.♦ "Никаких тебе забот - знай только шевели мозгами, думай, изобретай, совершенствуй, двигай науку и технику..." (Копелев 1). "No worries - just make sure to use your brain, think, invent, perfect, advance science and technology" (1a).♦ "Ты что, первый раз на займе?" - спросил Ганичев. "После войны первый". - "То-то. А я на этих займах каждую весну. Знаю колхозную публику. Ты к нему в заулок, а он стрекача через поветь... Тут треба [ungrammat = нужно, требуется] пошевелить мозгой, а не с песнями вдоль деревни..." (Абрамов 1). "This is your first Loan, is it?" asked Ganichev. "First since the war." "Exactly. Well, I do these Loans every spring. I know these kolkhoz types. If you go in through the yard they give you the slip out the loft way....You've got to use your noodle here, not go marching through the village singing songs" (1a).♦ "Знаете, вы довольно любопытную мысль сказали; я теперь приду домой и шевельну мозгами на этот счёт. Признаюсь, я так и ждал, что от вас можно кой-чему поучиться" (Достоевский 1). "You know, you've said a very interesting thought; I'll set my mind to it when I get home. I admit, I did suspect it would be possible to learn something from you" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пошевелить мозгой
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79 шевелить мозгами
• ШЕВЕЛЯТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ < ШЕВЕЛЬНУТЬ> МОЗГАМИ highly coll; ШЕВЕЛИТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ МОЗГОЙ substand; ВОРОЧ АТЬ МОЗГАМИ substand=====⇒ to think hard (trying to understand, come up with etc sth.):- пошевели мозгами≈ use your brain <head, noodle etc>;- put on your thinking cap.♦ "Никаких тебе забот - знай только шевели мозгами, думай, изобретай, совершенствуй, двигай науку и технику..." (Копелев 1). "No worries - just make sure to use your brain, think, invent, perfect, advance science and technology" (1a).♦ "Ты что, первый раз на займе?" - спросил Ганичев. "После войны первый". - "То-то. А я на этих займах каждую весну. Знаю колхозную публику. Ты к нему в заулок, а он стрекача через поветь... Тут треба [ungrammat = нужно, требуется] пошевелить мозгой, а не с песнями вдоль деревни..." (Абрамов 1). "This is your first Loan, is it?" asked Ganichev. "First since the war." "Exactly. Well, I do these Loans every spring. I know these kolkhoz types. If you go in through the yard they give you the slip out the loft way....You've got to use your noodle here, not go marching through the village singing songs" (1a).♦ "Знаете, вы довольно любопытную мысль сказали; я теперь приду домой и шевельну мозгами на этот счёт. Признаюсь, я так и ждал, что от вас можно кой-чему поучиться" (Достоевский 1). "You know, you've said a very interesting thought; I'll set my mind to it when I get home. I admit, I did suspect it would be possible to learn something from you" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > шевелить мозгами
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80 шевелить мозгой
• ШЕВЕЛЯТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ < ШЕВЕЛЬНУТЬ> МОЗГАМИ highly coll; ШЕВЕЛИТЬ/ПОШЕВЕЛЯТЬ МОЗГОЙ substand; ВОРОЧ АТЬ МОЗГАМИ substand=====⇒ to think hard (trying to understand, come up with etc sth.):- пошевели мозгами≈ use your brain <head, noodle etc>;- put on your thinking cap.♦ "Никаких тебе забот - знай только шевели мозгами, думай, изобретай, совершенствуй, двигай науку и технику..." (Копелев 1). "No worries - just make sure to use your brain, think, invent, perfect, advance science and technology" (1a).♦ "Ты что, первый раз на займе?" - спросил Ганичев. "После войны первый". - "То-то. А я на этих займах каждую весну. Знаю колхозную публику. Ты к нему в заулок, а он стрекача через поветь... Тут треба [ungrammat = нужно, требуется] пошевелить мозгой, а не с песнями вдоль деревни..." (Абрамов 1). "This is your first Loan, is it?" asked Ganichev. "First since the war." "Exactly. Well, I do these Loans every spring. I know these kolkhoz types. If you go in through the yard they give you the slip out the loft way....You've got to use your noodle here, not go marching through the village singing songs" (1a).♦ "Знаете, вы довольно любопытную мысль сказали; я теперь приду домой и шевельну мозгами на этот счёт. Признаюсь, я так и ждал, что от вас можно кой-чему поучиться" (Достоевский 1). "You know, you've said a very interesting thought; I'll set my mind to it when I get home. I admit, I did suspect it would be possible to learn something from you" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > шевелить мозгой
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thinking cap — thinking ,cap noun put your thinking cap on SPOKEN used for telling someone to start thinking about how to do something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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thinking cap — n. (old fashioned) to put on one s thinking cap ( to ponder a problem ) * * * (old fashioned) to put on one s thinking cap ( to ponder a problem ) … Combinatory dictionary
thinking cap — noun A metaphor for a piece of headgear worn while one is thinking about how to solve a problem. This project looks like it will be a real challenge put your thinking cap on! … Wiktionary
thinking cap — UK / US noun get/put your thinking cap on old fashioned used for telling someone to start thinking about how to do something … English dictionary
thinking cap — See: PUT ON ONE S THINKING CAP … Dictionary of American idioms
thinking cap — See: PUT ON ONE S THINKING CAP … Dictionary of American idioms
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Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl — Thinking Cap Quiz is a computerized national quiz bowl competition in the United States. It was started by Harvey Kimble and Shirley Kimble, who coached teams and organized statewide contests. After several years of participating in the Knowledge … Wikipedia
thinking cap — think′ing cap n. a state of mind marked by concentration: We ll need our thinking caps to solve this one[/ex] • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang