thinking cap

noun

Definition of thinking cap

: a state or mood in which one thinks —usually used in the phrase put one's thinking cap on

Examples of thinking cap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Second, the frenzied driver has to put on their thinking cap to decide what the message has stated. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 June 2021 Pause, put on your creative thinking cap, and consider your alternative responses to this situation. — John Rex, Forbes, 16 June 2021 Keep your thinking cap on tight and stay in the background, carefully reviewing the details of whatever is being proposed to you. — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2021 There are no fans at the track for the first time, but one hard-core fan put his thinking cap on and devised a way to watch the action in person. — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2020

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