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thinking cap
noun
—used to refer to the act of trying to solve a problem by thinking carefully about it
Full Definition of THINKING CAP
: a state or mood in which one thinks —usually used in the phrase put one's thinking cap on
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First Known Use of THINKING CAP
1847
Rhymes with THINKING CAP
afterclap, baseball cap, beat the rap, blasting cap, body wrap, booby trap, contour map, cradle cap, gangsta rap, giddyap, gimme cap, gingersnap, handicap, inky cap, medigap, on the map, overlap, photomap, rattletrap, relief map, service cap, shoulder strap, spinal tap, stocking cap, thunderclap, Tonle Sap, tourist trap, water gap, weather map, wentletrap
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