idea (noun)

  • 111ideogram — noun Date: 1838 1. a picture or symbol used in a system of writing to represent a thing or an idea but not a particular word or phrase for it; especially one that represents not the object pictured but some thing or idea that the object pictured… …

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  • 112metaphor — noun Etymology: Middle English methaphor, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French metaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Greek, from metapherein to transfer, from meta + pherein to bear more at bear Date: 15th century 1. a figure of speech in… …

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  • 113reflection — noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of reflexion, from Late Latin reflexion , reflexio act of bending back, from Latin reflectere Date: 14th century 1. an instance of reflecting; especially the return of light or sound waves from a surface …

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  • 114thing — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Gothic theihs time Date: before 12th century 1. a. a matter of concern ; affair < many things to do > b. plural state of affairs in&#8230; …

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  • 115noob — noun /nuːb/ a) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things. b) seed Syn …

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  • 116awareness — noun a) The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness. b) The state or quality of being aware of something The awareness of one type of idea naturally fosters …

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  • 117dittohead — noun a) One who agrees with an idea mindlessly, especially those who agree because they are supporters of the person who started the idea. Itll probably never happen, but if Rush Limbaugh and his clear cut crazy dittoheads could see this&#8230; …

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  • 118reductio ad Hitlerum — noun The conclusion that the wrongness of a property of a person or the wrongness of an idea stems from the fact that it is a property of or an idea that he proposed …

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  • 119moot point — noun a) An issue that is subject to, or open for discussion or debate; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people. Exactly which of the songs on Small Change originated in London is a moot point. b) An issue&#8230; …

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  • 120concretization — noun a) The process of concretizing a general principle or idea by delineating, particularizing, or exemplifying it. There are certain fields in general economics that are at present not so much in need of a broadening of the theoretical basis as …

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