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Definition: Train Of Thought |
Train Of ThoughtNoun1. The connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Train Of ThoughtSynonym: thread (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Analogy | Analogical thinking; free association; train of thought. |
Thought | Association of thought, succession of thought, flow of thought, train of thought, current of thought, association of ideas, succession of ideas, flow of ideas, train of ideas, current of ideas. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Train Of Thought |
| Specialty definitions using "train of thought": blowing your buffer. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Now I've lost my train of thought. (Northern Exposure; writing credit: Khadijah Hashim) | |
Lyrics | Or break up my train of thought (TIL I HEAR IT FROM YOU; performing artist: Gin Blossoms) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "train of thought"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | 思' (emotional state; mood; feeling), 思潮 (surge of thoughts reflecting a time in history). (various references) | ||||
Finnish | ajatuksenjuoksu. (various references) | ||||
German | Gedankengang (train of thoughts). (various references) | ||||
Hungarian | képzetsor, gondolatsor, gondolatmenet (thread). (various references) | ||||
Indonesian | jalan pikiran. (various references) | ||||
Italian | ragionamento (argument, reasoning). (various references) | ||||
Manx | snaie smooinaght. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | aintray ofay oughtthay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-g-h-h-i-n-o-o-r-t-t-t-u" | |
-5 letters: authoring, fortnight, guttation, haftoroth, hoorahing, outrating, tattooing, throating. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Anagrams 7. Bibliography |
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