noun
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
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thinking always made him frown
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she paused for thought
• Syn: ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑cerebration, ↑intellection, ↑mentation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑cerebrate (for: ↑cerebration), ↑think (for: ↑thought), ↑think (for: ↑thinking)
• Hypernyms: ↑higher cognitive process
• Hyponyms:
↑free association, ↑construction, ↑mental synthesis, ↑reasoning, ↑logical thinking, ↑abstract thought, ↑line of thought, ↑train of thought, ↑thread, ↑mysticism, ↑ideation, ↑consideration, ↑excogitation, ↑explanation, ↑planning, ↑preparation, ↑provision, ↑problem solving, ↑convergent thinking, ↑divergent thinking, ↑out-of-the-box thinking
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thought process noun
1. A train of thought
2. A manner of thinking
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Main Entry: ↑thought
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the way in which your mind works, or the process of thinking about something
Thesaurus: ways of thinkingsynonym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.