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thinking cap
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thinking cap
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thinking cap
noun
plural
thinking caps
thinking cap
noun
plural
thinking caps
Learner's definition of THINKING CAP
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]
informal
—
used to refer to the act of trying to solve a problem by thinking carefully about it
The students weren't wearing their
thinking caps
this morning. [=they weren't thinking very well]
It's time to
put your thinking cap on
. [=it's time to start trying to think of what should be done]
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