headwork

headwork
Synonyms and related words:
abstract thought, act of thought, application, boning, brainwork, cerebration, cogitation, conceit, conception, conceptualization, conning, contemplation, cram, cramming, creative thought, drill, engrossment, excogitation, exercise, extensive study, grind, grinding, heavy thinking, idea, ideation, imageless thought, inspection, intellection, intellectual exercise, intellectualization, lucubration, mental act, mental labor, mental process, mentation, noesis, perusal, practice, ratiocination, reading, reasoning, restudy, restudying, review, straight thinking, study, studying, subject, swotting, thinking, thinking aloud, thinking out, thought, wide reading

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  • Headwork — Head work (h[e^]d w[^u]rk ), n. Mental labor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • headwork — [hed′wʉrk΄] n. mental effort; thought …   English World dictionary

  • headwork — noun a) Mental or intellectual labour. I would choose headwork over footwork anytime! b) The use of logic and clear thinking to do something …   Wiktionary

  • headwork — noun Date: 1837 mental labor; especially clever thinking …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • headwork — headworker, n. headworking, n. /hed werrk /, n. mental labor; thought. [1830 40; HEAD + WORK] * * * …   Universalium

  • headwork — n. thought, mental labor …   English contemporary dictionary

  • headwork — noun 1》 activities taxing the mind; mental work. 2》 (headworks) apparatus for controlling the flow of water in a river or canal …   English new terms dictionary

  • headwork — n thought, hard thought, brainwork, using one s little gray cells; beating or cudgeling one s brains out; cogitation, meditation, contemplation, mulling, pondering; concentration, reasoning, ratiocination, analysis, deduction, problem solving,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • headwork — head•work [[t]ˈhɛdˌwɜrk[/t]] n. mental labor; thought • Etymology: 1830–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • headwork — /ˈhɛdwɜk/ (say hedwerk) noun mental labour; thought. –headworker, noun …  

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