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THOUGHT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The process of using your mind to consider something carefully
Example:
she paused for thought
Synonyms:
cerebration; intellection; mentation; thinking; thought; thought process
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("thought" is a kind of...):
higher cognitive process (cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thought"):
divergent thinking; out-of-the-box thinking (thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity)
convergent thinking (thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution))
problem solving (the thought processes involved in solving a problem)
planning; preparation; provision (the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening)
explanation (thought that makes something comprehensible)
excogitation (thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it)
consideration (the process of giving careful thought to something)
ideation (the process of forming and relating ideas)
mysticism (obscure or irrational thought)
thread; train of thought (the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together)
line of thought (a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group)
abstract thought; logical thinking; reasoning (thinking that is coherent and logical)
construction; mental synthesis (the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought)
free association (a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence)
Derivation:
think (be capable of conscious thought)
think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)
think (ponder; reflect on, or reason about)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
Example:
the thought never entered my mind
Synonyms:
idea; thought
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("thought" is a kind of...):
cognitive content; content; mental object (the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thought"):
reaction (an idea evoked by some experience)
theorem (an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth)
notion; whim; whimsey; whimsy (an odd or fanciful or capricious idea)
meaning; substance (the idea that is intended)
burden (the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse)
motif; theme (a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work)
ideal (the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain)
idealisation; idealization (something that exists only as an idea)
keynote (a fundamental or central idea)
kink (an eccentric idea)
inspiration (arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity)
cogitation (a carefully considered thought about something)
concept; conception; construct (an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances)
preoccupation (an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention)
misconception (an incorrect conception)
plan; program; programme (a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished)
figment (a contrived or fantastic idea)
generalisation; generality; generalization (an idea or conclusion having general application)
suggestion (an idea that is suggested)
belief; feeling; impression; notion; opinion (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed)
Derivation:
think (recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection)
think (be capable of conscious thought)
think (have or formulate in the mind)
think (expect, believe, or suppose)
think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)
think (focus one's attention on a certain state)
think (ponder; reflect on, or reason about)
think (imagine or visualize)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Example:
what are your thoughts on Haiti?
Synonyms:
opinion; persuasion; sentiment; thought; view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("thought" is a kind of...):
belief (any cognitive content held as true)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thought"):
idea (a personal view)
judgement; judgment; mind (an opinion formed by judging something)
eyes (opinion or judgment)
parti pris; preconceived idea; preconceived notion; preconceived opinion; preconception; prepossession (an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence)
pole (one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions)
political sympathies; politics (the opinion you hold with respect to political questions)
Derivation:
think (expect, believe, or suppose)
think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The organized beliefs of a period or group or individual
Example:
Darwinian thought
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("thought" is a kind of...):
belief (any cognitive content held as true)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thought"):
mainstream (the prevailing current of thought)
Derivation:
think (dispose the mind in a certain way)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb think
Context examples:
But Miss Bertram thought it most becoming to reply—The avenue! Oh! I do not recollect it.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
You will realize life has so much more to offer than you thought possible.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
“I thought you had a bond of common interest.”
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
TIM is thought to control cytoskeletal organization through regulation of small GTP-binding proteins.
(Oncogene TIM, NCI Thesaurus)
He did not think of her flesh as flesh,—which was new to him; for of the women he had known that was the only way he thought.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Now, all the time I had been on my visit, I had been ungrateful to my home again, and had thought little or nothing about it.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Then I had a sudden happy thought.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Yet, I thought, I ought to have been happy, for none of the Reeds were there, they were all gone out in the carriage with their mama.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The act of staying away from people, places, and thoughts that may cause anxiety, pain, or unpleasant feelings.
(Avoidance, NCI Dictionary)
It controls thoughts, memory, speech, and movement.
(Brain Diseases, NIH)
