PUT YOUR THINKING CAP ON

Meaning of PUT YOUR THINKING CAP ON in English

( informal ) to try to solve a problem by thinking about it

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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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 …
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YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
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THINKING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English thenkinge, from gerund of thenken to think 1. : the action of …
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ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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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
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THINKING — — thinkingly , adv. /thing"king/ , adj. 1. rational; reasoning: People are thinking animals. 2. thoughtful; reflective: Any thinking person …
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PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
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CAP — cap 1 — capless , adj. /kap/ , n. , v. , capped, capping . n. 1. a close-fitting covering …
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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 …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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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 …
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CAP — vt to deprive of cap. 2. cap ·noun a covering for the head. 3. cap ·vt to salute by removing …
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THINKING — [thinking] n (14c) 1: the action of using one's mind to produce thoughts 2. a: opinion, judgment "I'd like to …
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PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
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YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THINKING — / ˈθɪŋkɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun [ U ] 1. the process of thinking about sth : …
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PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
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CAP — / kæp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun HAT 1. a type of soft flat hat with a peak …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
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THINKING — I. think ‧ ing 1 /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ think , ↑ rethink …
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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CAP — n. & v. --n. 1 a a soft brimless head-covering, usu. with a peak. b a head-covering worn in a …
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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 …
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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
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
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 …
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PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
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ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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THINKING — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The general ideas or opinions of …
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THINKING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be right in saying/thinking etc ▪ I think I’m right in saying they once …
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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 …
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YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
THINKING — [noun] [U]I'll have to do some thinking about how best to arrange the books.To put your thinking cap on is …
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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
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THINKING — n. 25B6; adjective he seemed a thinking man : INTELLIGENT, sensible, reasonable, rational; logical, analytical; thoughtful, reflective, meditative, contemplative, pensive, …
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PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
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THINKING — adj. 1 rational, sensible, ratiocinative, intelligent, reasoning, reasonable; meditative, contemplative, reflective, philosophical, cogitative, pensive, thoughtful, intellectual Any thinking person would …
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THINKING — 1. сущ. 1) размышление; мышление clear thinking ≈ абстрактное размышление muddled thinking ≈ размышление, в котором не достает логики positive …
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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YOUR — your.ogg jɔ: (полная форма); jə (редуцированная форма) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THINKING — 1. ʹθıŋkıŋ n 1. 1> размышление to do some hard thinking - как следует поразмыслить to stimulate thinking - стимулировать …
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ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
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