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Definition of Thinking cap
1. Noun. A state in which one thinks.
Definition of Thinking cap
1. Noun. (humorous) A metaphor for a piece of headgear worn while one is thinking about how to solve a problem. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thinking Cap
Literary usage of Thinking cap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Circle Time Activities by Martha C. Cheney (1998)
"thinking cap Activities Young children can benefit from experiences that give
them practice in critical and creative thinking skills. ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1878)
"Away ran one of the fairies, and soon came back with a little white cap, which
she placed upon Annie's head, saying: "This is our thinking-cap, and as soon ..."
3. Accepting the Universe by John Burroughs (1920)
"If the black cap of the nuthatch which comes to the maple-tree in front of my
window and feeds on the suet I place there were a human thinking- cap, ..."
4. From Australia and Japan by James Murdoch, A. M. (1892)
"That meant he had put on his thinking-cap, and when Rossy puts on his thinking-cap
you may lay heavy odds that there is some devilment or other getting ..."
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