approximation bringing close together | the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue |
mind game | deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage), football players try to play mind games with the opposition, the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings |
delivery bringing | the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail), his reluctant delivery of bad news |
mind game | any game designed to exercise the intellect |
breeding bringing up fostering fosterage nurture raising rearing upbringing | helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community, they debated whether nature or nurture was more important |
psychoactive drug mind-altering drug consciousness-altering drug psychoactive substance | a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions |
presence of mind | selfontrol in a crisis, ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency |
mind head brain psyche nous | that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings, the seat of the faculty of reason, his mind wandered, I couldn't get his words out of my head |
unconscious mind unconscious | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware |
subconscious mind subconscious | psychic activity just below the level of awareness |
mind intellect | knowledge and intellectual ability, he reads to improve his mind, he has a keen intellect |
cognitive state state of mind | the state of a person's cognitive processes |
mind | attention, don't pay him any mind |
mind | recall or remembrance, it came to mind |
mind's eye | the imaging of remembered or invented scenes, I could see her clearly in my mind's eye |
reversal change of mind flip-flop turnabout turnaround | a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
judgment judgement mind | an opinion formed by judging something, he was reluctant to make his judgment known, she changed her mind |
mind idea | your intention, what you intend to do, he had in mind to see his old teacher, the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces |
mentality outlook mindset mind-set | a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations |
peace peacefulness peace of mind repose serenity heartsease ataraxis | the absence of mental stress or anxiety |
mind reader telepathist thoughteader | a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) |
telepathist thoughteader mental telepathist mind reader | someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly |
thinker creative thinker mind | an important intellectual, the great minds of the th century |
state of mind frame of mind | a temporary psychological state |
time immemorial time out of mind | the distant past beyond memory |
bring to bring back bring round bring around | return to consciousness, These pictures bring back sad memories |
beget get engender father mother sire generate bring forth | make children, Abraham begot Isaac, Men often father children but don't recognize them |
bring around cure heal | provide a cure for, make healthy again, The treatment cured the boy's acne, The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to |
boot reboot bring up | cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes, boot your computer |
bring land | bring into a different state, this may land you in jail |
reduce cut down cut back trim trim down trim back cut bring down | cut down on, make a reduction in, reduce your daily fat intake, The employer wants to cut back health benefits |
bring out set off | direct attention to, as if by means of contrast, This dress accentuates your nice figure!, I set off these words by brackets |
bring home | make understandable and clear, This brings home my point |
slip slip one's mind | pass out of one's memory |
come to mind spring to mind | be remembered, His name comes to mind when you mention the strike |
mind bear in mind | keep in mind |
decide make up one's mind determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something, We finally decided after lengthy deliberations |
mind | be concerned with or about something or somebody |
beware mind | be on one's guard, be cautious or wary about, be alert to, Beware of telephone salesmen |
think of have in mind mean | intend to refer to, I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France, Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip! |
inflict bring down visit impose | impose something unpleasant, The principal visited his rage on the students |
bring round bring around | cause to adopt an opinion or course of action, His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school |
bring | induce or persuade, The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well |
mind | be offended or bothered by, take offense with, be bothered by, I don't mind your behavior |
b unwrap disclose let on bring out reveal discover expose divulge break give away let out a | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret, The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold, The actress won't reveal how old she is, bring out the truth, he broke the news to her, unwrap the evidence in the murder case |
publish bring out put out issue release | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale, publish a magazine or newspaper |
mention advert bring up cite name refer | make reference to, His name was mentioned in connection with the invention |
raise bring up | put forward for consideration or discussion, raise the question of promotions, bring up an unpleasant topic |
call up bring forward | bring forward for consideration, The case was called up in court |
introduce bring out | bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. |