PUT ON ONE'S THINKING CAP

Meaning of PUT ON ONE'S THINKING CAP in English

v. phr. To think hard and long about some problem or question. Miss Stone told her pupils to put on their thinking caps before answering the question.

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PUT ON ONE'S THINKING CAP — think very deeply, meditate on
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUT ON ONE'S THINKING CAP — informal meditate on a problem. → think of
Concise Oxford English vocab
PUT ON ONE'S THINKING CAP — {v. phr.} To think hard and long about some problem or question. * /Miss Stone told her pupils to put …
Slang English vocab
PUT ON ONE'S THINKING CAP — {v. phr.} To think hard and long about some problem or question. * /Miss Stone told her pupils to put …
Словарь английских идиом
PUT ON ONE`S THINKING CAP — think hard and long about something I will put on my thinking cap and try and decide what to do …
English Idioms vocab
PUT ON ONE'S THINKING CAP — серьезно обдумать, серьезно подумать
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PUT ON ONE'S THINKING CAP — серьезно обдумать, серьезно подумать
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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THINKING — or thought Action of using one's mind to produce thoughts, or covert symbolic responses to stimuli. Theories of thought and …
Английский словарь Британика
THINKING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English thenkinge, from gerund of thenken to think 1. : the action of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
THINKING — (n.) The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment.
Английский словарь Webster
THINKING — ( n. ) The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THINKING — — thinkingly , adv. /thing"king/ , adj. 1. rational; reasoning: People are thinking animals. 2. thoughtful; reflective: Any thinking person …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAP — cap 1 — capless , adj. /kap/ , n. , v. , capped, capping . n. 1. a close-fitting covering …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THINKING — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. : the action of using one's mind to produce thoughts 2. a. : opinion …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THINKING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of think. 2. thinking ·noun the act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment. 3. thinking …
Webster English vocab
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
Webster English vocab
CAP — vt to deprive of cap. 2. cap ·noun a covering for the head. 3. cap ·vt to salute by removing …
Webster English vocab
THINKING — [thinking] n (14c) 1: the action of using one's mind to produce thoughts 2. a: opinion, judgment "I'd like to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THINKING — / ˈθɪŋkɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun [ U ] 1. the process of thinking about sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAP — / kæp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun HAT 1. a type of soft flat hat with a peak …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THINKING — I. think ‧ ing 1 /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ think , ↑ rethink …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAP — n. & v. --n. 1 a a soft brimless head-covering, usu. with a peak. b a head-covering worn in a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAP — n. & v. n. 1 a a soft brimless head-covering, usu. with a peak. b a head-covering worn in a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
CAP — n. & v. --n. 1. a a soft brimless head-covering, usu. with a peak. b a head-covering worn in a …
Oxford English vocab
THINKING — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The general ideas or opinions of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THINKING — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The general ideas or opinions of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THINKING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be right in saying/thinking etc ▪ I think I’m right in saying they once …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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CAP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES baseball cap bathing cap caps lock cloth cap dunce's cap Dutch cap filler cap …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THINKING — [noun] [U]I'll have to do some thinking about how best to arrange the books.To put your thinking cap on is …
Cambridge English vocab
THINKING — Synonyms and related words : abstract thought, act of thought, assessment, assumption, attitude, belief, brainwork, cerebral, cerebration, climate of opinion, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THINKING — I. noun 1 using your mind to think ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , hard , serious ▪ This topic requires a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THINKING — See ↑ OPINION 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ way of thinking • ↑ wishful thinking • ↑ without thinking
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
THINKING — n. 25B6; adjective he seemed a thinking man : INTELLIGENT, sensible, reasonable, rational; logical, analytical; thoughtful, reflective, meditative, contemplative, pensive, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
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