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  • 121thought — thought1 noun 1》 an idea or opinion produced by thinking or occurring suddenly in the mind.     ↘(one s thoughts) one s mind or attention.     ↘an act of considering or remembering. 2》 the action or process of thinking.     ↘careful consideration …

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  • 122thought-out — adjective carefully /well/badly thought out planned and organized carefully, well etc: a carefully thought out speech …

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  • 123thought — noun 1) what are your thoughts on the matter? Syn: idea, notion, opinion, view, impression, feeling, theory; judgment, assessment, conclusion See note at idea 2) he gave up any thought of getting a degree …

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  • 124thought is free — c 1390 GOWER Confessio Amantis V. 4485 I have herd seid that thoght is fre. 1601 SHAKESPEARE Twelfth Night I. iii. 64 Fair lady, do you think you have fools in hand? Now, sir, thought is free. 1874 G. MACDONALD Malcolm II. xvii. ‘How do you come… …

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  • 125thought — see thought is free first thoughts are best second thoughts are best the wish is father to the thought …

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  • 126thought — [OE] Thought comes from a prehistoric Germanic noun *gathangkht , which was formed from the same base as produced English think. Its modern Germanic relatives include German gedächtnis ‘memory’ and Dutch gedachte ‘thought’. Cf.⇒ THANK, THINK …

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  • 127thought-provoking — adjective stimulating interest or thought a challenging hypothesis a thought provoking book • Syn: ↑challenging • Similar to: ↑stimulating …

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  • 128thought-out — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from thought out, past participle of the phrase think out : produced or arrived at through careful and thorough consideration a coherent and deeply thought out philosophy of life E.V.Rostow …

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