headwork

headwork: n

thought, hard thought, brainwork, using one's little gray cells; beating or cudgeling one's brains out; cogitation, meditation, contemplation, mulling, pondering; concentration, reasoning, ratiocination, analysis, deduction, problem-solving, riddle-solving, planning; study, homework, hitting the books, burning the midnight oil, lucubration, Inf. pulling an all-nighter, cramming, memorizing; exercising one's brain, mental workout, mental calisthenics.

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Headwork — Head work (h[e^]d w[^u]rk ), n. Mental labor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
headwork — [hed′wʉrk΄] n. mental effort; thought … English World dictionary
headwork — noun a) Mental or intellectual labour. I would choose headwork over footwork anytime! b) The use of logic and clear thinking to do something … Wiktionary
headwork — noun Date: 1837 mental labor; especially clever thinking … New Collegiate Dictionary
headwork — headworker, n. headworking, n. /hed werrk /, n. mental labor; thought. [1830 40; HEAD + WORK] * * * … Universalium
headwork — Synonyms and related words: abstract thought, act of thought, application, boning, brainwork, cerebration, cogitation, conceit, conception, conceptualization, conning, contemplation, cram, cramming, creative thought, drill, engrossment,… … Moby Thesaurus
headwork — n. thought, mental labor … English contemporary dictionary
headwork — noun 1》 activities taxing the mind; mental work. 2》 (headworks) apparatus for controlling the flow of water in a river or canal … English new terms dictionary
headwork — head•work [[t]ˈhɛdˌwɜrk[/t]] n. mental labor; thought • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
headwork — /ˈhɛdwɜk/ (say hedwerk) noun mental labour; thought. –headworker, noun …

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