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mind
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- pronunciation:
- maInd
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- make up one's mind, never mind, out of one's mind, presence of mind
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the reasoning faculty, which thinks, judges, understands, and directs.
She considered all the facts carefully in her mind.- synonyms:
- intellect, intelligence, mentality, mentation, ratiocination, rationality, reason, thought
- similar words:
- acuity, acumen, apperception, apprehension, brain, brainpower, cerebrum, cognition, cognizance, comprehension, consciousness, gray matter, head, intention, judgment, noggin, perception, psychology, sense, understanding, wit
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| definition 2: |
the intellect or intelligence as commonly considered distinct from the body; intellectual power.
His body may be weak but he still has his mind.- synonyms:
- anima, psyche, soul, spirit
- similar words:
- acuity, acumen, apperception, comprehension, consciousness, head, intellect, intelligence, intention, judgment, mentality, mentation, sense, thought, understanding, vitality
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| definition 3: |
a specific person considered to have a superior intellect.
Einstein is considered one of the great minds of the twentieth century.- synonyms:
- genius, intellect, intellectual
- similar words:
- ace, authority, brain, expert, mastermind, prodigy, thinker, whiz
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| definition 4: |
recollection or consciousness.
Please keep my request in mind.- synonyms:
- awareness, cognizance, consciousness, memory, mind's eye, recollection
- similar words:
- attention, recall, record, remembrance, reminiscence, retention, retrospection, review
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| definition 5: |
desire or opinion.
I have a mind to quit this job, but it's just not possible.- synonyms:
- desire, fancy, hankering, hope, want, yen
- similar words:
- craving, impulse, inclination, longing, lust, need, urge, yearning
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| definition 6: |
rational stability.
He sought counseling because he feared he was losing his mind.- synonyms:
- equilibrium, lucidity, rationality, reason, sanity, stability
- similar words:
- acuity, balance, coherence, sensibility, wit
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| related words: |
faculty, heed, interior, memory, will, wish |
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| phrase: |
out of one's mind, presence of mind |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
minds, minding, minded |
| definition 1: |
to take care of or look after; tend.
Are you minding the children?- synonyms:
- attend, look after, tend, watch
- similar words:
- defend, foster, guard, maintain, nurture, preserve, protect, safeguard, shield, support, sustain
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| definition 2: |
to become concerned about, disapprove of, or object to.
He doesn't mind what those gossips say about him.She doesn't mind that they criticize her in the press.I hope you don't mind my asking you a personal question.Would you mind turning down the volume a bit?I don't mind cooking; it's cleaning up afterwards that I dislike.I don't mind his interruptions; I'm used to them.- synonyms:
- disapprove of, disfavor, dislike, object to
- similar words:
- abhor, decry, deplore, despise, detest, discountenance, disdain, execrate, hate, loathe
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| definition 3: |
to pay attention to and obey (rules, people in authority, or the like).
The students were not minding the substitute teacher that day.- synonyms:
- abide by, heed, obey
- similar words:
- accept, agree with, attend, conform to, follow, mark, observe
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| definition 4: |
to be cautious concerning or careful of.
You should mind what you say when she's around.Mind the hot stove!Mind how you swing that hammer!- similar words:
- attend, beware, need, observe, watch
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| related words: |
grudge, keep, nurse, oversee, regard, remark, take |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to object, care, or be concerned.
Go ahead and smoke; I don't mind.Would you mind if I closed the window?- synonyms:
- care, disapprove, object
- similar words:
- execrate, hate, remonstrate
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| definition 2: |
to take notice; heed carefully.
Mind in order that you understand all the instructions.- synonyms:
- beware, heed, watch
- similar words:
- attend, observe, regard, see
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| definition 3: |
to act obediently; behave according to certain rules or standards.
The children mind well with this new babysitter.- synonyms:
- behave, comply, obey
- similar words:
- accede, accept, adhere, assent, bend, bow, conform, consent, heed, observe
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| related words: |
behave, beware, give a damn, listen, look |
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| phrase: |
make up one's mind, never mind |
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similar to the mind |
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brain |
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some actions of the mind |
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associate, choose, decide, desire, direct, experience, fancy, feel, imagine, imprint, judge, learn, note, notice, perceive, picture, recall, regard, remember, sense, think, understand, visualize, want |
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some aspects of the mind |
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capacity, comprehension, feeling, imagination, insight, instinct, intuition, memory, perception, reason, thought, will |
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some descriptions associated with the mind |
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brilliant, clear, clever, insane, keen, mad, rational, sane, sharp, smart, sound, strong |
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some qualities of the mind |
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involuntary, voluntary |
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some things conventionally associated with the mind |
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balance, consciousness, discipline, facility, humor, hypnosis, intelligence, mood, reason, sanity, self-control, sleep, trance, will |
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study of the mind |
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psychology |
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