N. thought, d, exercitation of the intellect, ], exercise of the intellect, "so sweet is zealous contemplation",
intellection, "the power of thought is the magic of the mind",
reflection, "those that think must govern those that toil",
cogitation, "thought is parent of the deed", consideration, "thoughts in attitudes imperious",
meditation, "thoughts that breathe and words that burn", study, vivere est cogitare,
lucubration, volk der dichter und denker, speculation,
deliberation,
pondering, head work, brain work,
cerebration, deep reflection, close study, application, abstract thought, abstraction contemplation,
musing, brown study,
reverie,
platonism, depth of thought, workings of the mind, thoughts, inmost thoughts, self-counsel self-communing, self- consultation, philosophy of the absolute, philosophy of the academy, philosophy of the garden, philosophy of the lyceum, philosophy of the porch, 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, after thought, mature thought, reconsideration, second thoughts,
retrospection,
excogitation, examination invention,
thoughtfulness V. think,
reflect,
cogitate,
excogitate, consider,
deliberate, bestow thought upon, bestow consideration upon,
speculate,
contemplate,
meditate,
ponder,
muse, dream,
ruminate, brood over, con over,
animadvert, study, bend -, apply mind,
digest,
discuss, hammer at,
weigh,
perpend,
realize,
appreciate, fancy,
trow, take into consideration, take counsel, commune with oneself, bethink oneself, collect one's thoughts, revolve in the mind, turn over in the mind, run over in the mind, chew the cud upon, sleep upon, take counsel of one's pillow, advise with one's pillow, rack one's brains, ransack one's brains, crack one's brains, beat one's brains, cudgel one's brains, set one's brain to work, set one's wits to work, harbor an idea, entertain an idea, cherish an idea, nurture an idea, take into one's head, bear in mind, reconsider, occur, present itself, suggest itself, come into one's head, get into one's head, strike one, flit across the view, come uppermost, run in one's head, enter the mind, pass in the mind, cross the mind, flash on the mind, flash across the mind, float in the mind, fasten itself on the mind, be uppermost in the mind, occupy the mind, have in one's mind, make an impression, sink into the mind, penetrate into the mind, engross the thoughts
Adj. thinking, thoughtful,
pensive,
meditative,
reflective,
museful,
wistful,
contemplative, speculative,
deliberative,
studious,
sedate,
introspective,
platonic, philosophical, lost in thought, deep musing, in the mind, under consideration
Adv. all things considered
Phr. the mind being on the stretch, the mind turning upon, the head turning upon, the mind running upon, "divinely, bent to meditation", en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, "fresh- pluckt from bowers of never-failing thought", "go speed the stars of thought", "in maiden meditation fancy-free" [m
Care Roget’s Thesaurus §459 N. care,
solicitude,
heed,
heedfulness,
scruple,
watchfulness,
vigilance,
surveillance, eyes of argus, watch,
vigil, look out, watch and ward, loeil du maitre,
alertness, attention, prudence &c,
circumspection,
anxiety,
forethought,
precaution,
tidiness, (cleanliness) 652, accuracy, minuteness, attention to detail
V. be careful,
reck, take care, pay attention to, take care of, look to, look after, see to, see after, keep an eye on, keep a sharp eye on,
chaperon,
matronize, play gooseberry, keep watch, keep watch and ward, mount guard, set watch, watch, keep in sight, keep in view, mind, mind one's business, look sharp, look about one, look with one's own eyes, keep a good lookout, keep a sharp lookout, have all one's wits about one, have all one's eyes about one, watch for, keep one's eyes open, have the eyes open, sleep with one's eye open
Adj. careful regardful,
heedful, taking care, particular,
prudent,
considerate, thoughtful,
provident,
alert,
sure-footed, guarded, on one's guard, on the qui vivre, on the alert, on watch, on the lookout,
awake, broad awake,
vigilant, watchful,
wakeful,
wistful,
argus-eyed, wide awake, on the watch for (expectant) 507,
tidy, (clean) 652, accurate,
scrupulous, cavendo tutus
Phr. quis custodiet istos custodes?, "care will kill a cat", ni bebas agua que no veas, "o polished perturbation! golden care!", "the incessant care and labor of his mind"
N. feeling, suffering,
endurance,
tolerance,
sufferance,
supportance, experience,
response, sympathy, impression, inspiration, affection, sensation,
emotion,
pathos, deep sense,
warmth,
glow,
unction,
gusto,
vehemence,
fervor,
fervency,
heartiness,
cordiality, earnestness, eagerness, empressement,
gush,
ardor, zeal, passion, enthusiasm,
verve,
furore,
fanaticism, excitation of feeling, fullness of the heart, passion,
ecstasy,
blush,
suffusion,
flush,
hectic,
tingling,
thrill, turn,
shock, agitation,
quiver,
heaving,
flutter,
flurry,
fluster,
twitter,
tremor,
throb,
throbbing,
pulsation,
palpitation,
panting,
trepidation,
perturbation,
ruffle, hurry of spirits,
pother,
stew,
ferment, state of excitement
V. feel, receive an impression, be impressed with, entertain feeling, harbor feeling, cherish feeling,
respond, catch the flame, catch the infection, enter the spirit of, bear, suffer, support,
sustain,
endure,
thole,
aby,
abide, experience, taste, prove, labor under, smart under, bear the brunt of,
brave, stand, swell,
glow, warm,
flush,
blush, change color,
mantle, turn color, turn pale, turn red, turn black in the face,
tingle,
thrill,
heave,
pant,
throb,
palpitate, go pitapat,
tremble,
quiver,
flutter,
twitter,
shake, be agitated, be excited, look blue, look black,
wince, draw a deep breath, impress
Adj. feeling,
sentient,
sensuous,
sensorial,
sensory,
emotive,
emotional, of feeling, with feeling, warm, quick, lively,
smart, strong, sharp, acute, cutting,
piercing,
incisive, keen, keen as a razor,
trenchant,
pungent,
racy,
piquant,
poignant,
caustic, impressive, deep, profound, indelible, deep felt, home felt,
heartfelt, swelling, soul-stirring,
deep-mouthed,
heart-expanding, electric,
thrilling,
rapturous,
ecstatic, earnest,
wistful, eager, breathless,
fervent,
fervid,
gushing,
passionate,
warm-hearted,
hearty,
cordial,
sincere,
zealous,
enthusiastic,
glowing, ardent, burning,
red-hot,
fiery, flaming, boiling over,
pervading,
penetrating,
absorbing,
rabid,
raving,
feverish,
fanatical,
hysterical,
impetuous, impressed with, moved with, touched with, affected with, penetrated with, seized with, imbued with, devoured by, wrought up, struck all of a heap,
rapt, in a quiver,
enraptured Adv. heart and soul, from the bottom of one's heart, ab imo pectore, at heart, con amore,
heartily,
devoutly, over head and ears, head over heels
Phr. the heart big, the heart full, the heart swelling, the heart beating, the heart pulsating, the heart throbbing, the heart thumping, the heart beating high, the heart melting, the heart overflowing, the heart bursting, the heart breaking, the heart goes out, a heart as big as all outdoors (sympathy) 897
N. desire, wish, fancy,
fantasy, want, need,
exigency, mind, inclination,
leaning, bent,
animus,
partiality,
penchant,
predilection,
propensity, willingness, liking, love, fondness,
relish, longing,
hankering,
inkling,
solicitude,
anxiety,
yearning,
coveting,
aspiration, ambition, vaulting ambition, eagerness, zeal,
ardor, empressement, breathless impatience,
overanxiety,
impetuosity,
&c. 825,
appetite,
appetition,
appetence,
appetency, sharp appetite, keenness, hunger, stomach, twist,
thirst,
thirstiness,
drouth, mouthwatering,
itch,
itching,
prurience,
cacoethes,
cupidity,
lust,
concupiscence, edge of appetite, edge of hunger, torment of tantalus, sweet tooth, lickerish tooth, itching palm, longing eye, wistful eye, sheep's eye,
greed,
voracity, passion,
rage,
furore,
mania, manie|, inextinguishable desire,
dipsomania,
kleptomania, lover,
amateur,
votary,
devotee,
aspirant,
solicitant,
candidate,
applicant,
supplicant,
cormorant,
desideratum, want, "a consummation devoutly to be wished", attraction, magnet,
allurement, fancy,
temptation,
seduction,
fascination,
prestige, height of one's ambition,
idol,
whim,
whimsy,
whimsey,
maggot,
hobby, hobby-horse, fortunatus's cap, wishing cap, wishing stone, wishing well
V. desire, wish, wish for, be desirous, have a longing, hope, care for, affect, like, list, take to, cling to, take a fancy to, fancy,
prefer, have an eye, have a mind to, find it in one's heart, have a fancy for, set one's eyes upon, cast a sheep's eye upon, look sweet upon, take into one's head, have at heart, be bent upon, set one's cap at, set one's heart upon, set one's mind upon,
covet, want, miss, need, feel the want of, would fain have, would fain do, would be glad of, be hungry, have a good appetite, play a good knife and fork, hunger after, thirst after, crave after, lust after, itch after, hanker after, run mad after, raven for, die for, burn to,
desiderate, sigh for, cry for, gape for, gasp for, pine for, pant for, languish for, yearn for, long, be on thorns for, hope for, aspire after, catch at, grasp at, jump at,
woo, court,
solicit, fish for, spell for, whistle for, put up for,
ogle, cause desire, create desire, raise desire, excite desire, provoke desire, whet the appetite,
appetize,
titillate,
allure,
attract, take one's fancy,
tempt, hold out temptation, hold out allurement,
tantalize, make one's mouth water, faire venir l'eau a la bouche, gratify desire
Adj. desirous, desiring, inclined, partial to,
fain, wishful,
optative, anxious,
wistful, curious, at a loss for,
sedulous,
solicitous,
craving,
hungry,
sharp-set,
peckish,
ravening, with an empty stomach,
esurient,
lickerish,
thirsty,
athirst, parched with thirst, pinched with hunger,
famished, dry,
drouthy, hungry as a hunter, hungry as a hawk, hungry as a horse, hungry as a church mouse, hungry as a bear,
greedy, unsatisfied, unsated,
unslaked,
unsaturated, eager,
avid, keen, burning,
fervent, ardent,
agog, all agog, breathless, impatient, bent on, intent on, set on, bent upon, intent upon, set upon, mad after,
enrage,
rabid, dying for, devoured by desire,
aspiring, ambitious,
vaulting, skyaspiring,
high-reaching, desirable, desired, in demand, pleasing,
appetizing,
appetible,
tantalizing Int. would that, would that it were, o for, esto perpetual phr, the wish being father to the thought, sua cuique voluptas, hoc erat in votis, the mouth watering, the fingers itching, aut caesar aut nullus, "cassius has a lean and hungry look", "hungry as the grave", "i was born to other things", "not what we wish but what we want", "such joy ambition finds", "the sea hath bounds but deep desire hath none", ubi mel ibi apes