colors
dichroism
trichroism;
iridescence
play of colors
polychrome
maculation
spottiness
striae
spectrum
rainbow
iris
tulip
peacock
chameleon
butterfly
tortoise shell
mackerel
mackerel sky
zebra
leopard
cheetah
nacre
ocelot
mother-of-pearl
opal
marble
check
plaid
tartan
patchwork
marquetry-
parquetry
mosaic
chessboard
checkers
chequers
harlequin;
Joseph's coat
tricolor
V. be variegated
variegate
stripe
streak
checker
chequer
speckle
besprinkle
sprinkle
stipple
maculate
dot
tattoo
inlay
damascene
embroider
braid
quilt
Adj. variegated
many-colored
many-hued
divers-colored
party-colored
dichromatic
polychromatic
tricolor
of all the colors of the rainbow
of all manner of
colors
kaleidoscopic
iridescent
opalescent
prismatic
nacreous
pearly
shot
gorge de pigeon
pied
piebald
motley
mottled
marbled
pepper and salt
paned
dappled
clouded
mosaic
tesselated
plaid
tortoise shell
spotted
spotty
powdered
speckled
freckled
flea-bitten
studded
flecked
striated
barred
veined;
brindled
tabby
watered
grizzled
listed
embroidered
v
(iii) PERCEPTIONS OF LIGHT
sight
optics
eyesight
view
look
glance
ken
glimpse
glint
peep
gaze
stare
leer
contemplation;
conspection|
conspectuity|
regard
survey
introspection
reconnaissance
speculation
watch
espionage
autopsy
ocular inspection
ocular demonstration
sight-seeing
point of view
gazebo
loophole
belvedere
watchtower
field of view
theater
amphitheater
arena
vista
horizon;
commanding view
bird's eye view
periscope
visual organ
organ of vision
eye
naked eye
unassisted eye
retina
pupil
iris
cornea
white
optics
orbs
saucer eyes
goggle eyes
gooseberry eyes
short sight
clear sight
sharp sight
quick sight
eagle
sight
piercing sight
penetrating sight
clear glance
sharp glance
quick glance
eagle glance
piercing glance
penetrating glance
clear eye
sharp eye
quick eye
eagle eye
piercing eye
penetrating eye;
perspicacity
discernment
eagle
hawk
cat
lynx
evil eye
basilisk
cockatrice [Mythical]
V. see
behold
discern
perceive
have in sight
descry
sight
make
out
discover
distinguish
recognize
spy
espy
ken
get a sight of
have
a sight of
catch a sight of
get a glimpse of
have a glimpse of
catch a
glimpse of
command a view of
witness
contemplate
speculate
cast the
eyes on
set the eyes on
be a spectator
look on
present)
see sights
see at a glance
(intelligence) 498
look
view
eye
lift up the eyes
open one's eye
look at
look on
look upon
look over
look about one
look round
survey
scan
inspect;
run the eye over
run the eye through
reconnoiter
glance round
glance
on
glance over turn one's looks upon
bend one's looks upon
direct the
eyes to
turn the eyes on
cast a glance
observe
watch
see with one's own
eyes
watch for
peep
peer
pry
take a peep
play at
look full in the face
look hard at
look intently
strain one's
eyes
fix the eyes upon
rivet the eyes upon
stare
gaze
pore over
gloat
on
leer
ogle
glare
goggle
cock the eye
squint
gloat
look askance
Adj. seeing
visual
ocular
optic
optical
ophthalmic
clear-eyesighted
eagle-eyed
hawk-eyed
lynx-eyed
keen-eyed
Argus-eyed
visible
Adv. visibly
in sight of
with one's eyes open at sight
at first sight
at a glance
at the first blush
prima facie[Lat]
Int. look!
Phr. the scales falling from one's eyes
"an eye like Mars to
threaten or command" [Hamlet]
"her eyes are homes of silent prayer"
[Tennyson]
"looking before and after" [Hamlet]
"thy rapt soul sitting
in thine eyes" [Milton]
excecation|
cataract
ablepsy|
prestriction|
dim-
sightedness
Braille
Braille-type
guttaserena ("drop serene")
V. be blind
not see
lose sight of
have the eyes bandaged;
grope in the dark
not look
close the eyes
shut the eyes-
turn away the eyes
avert
the eyes
look another way
wink
shut the eyes
to
be blind to
wink at
blink at
render blind
blind
blindfold
hoodwink
dazzle
put one's
eyes out
throw dust into one's eyes
pull the wool over one's eyes
jeter
screen from sight
Adj. blind
eyeless
sightless
visionless
dark
stone-blind
sand-
blind
stark-blind
dimsighted
blind as a bat
blind as a buzzard
blind as a beetle
blind as a
mole
blind as an owl
wall-eyed
blinded
Adv. blindly
blindfold
blindfolded
darkly
Phr. "O dark
dark
dark
amid the blaze of noon" [Milton]
dim sight
dull sight half sight
short sight
near sight
long sight
double sight
astigmatic sight
failing sight
dimsightedness
purblindness
myopia
confusion of
vision
astigmatism
color blindness
Daltonism
strabismus
squint;
day blindness
nystagmus;
xanthopsia[Med]
cast in the eye
swivel eye
goggle-
eyes
obliquity of vision
winking
nictitation
albino
dizziness
swimming
cataract
ophthalmia
[Limitation of vision] blinker
screen
[Fallacies of vision] deceptio visus[Lat]
refraction
distortion
illusion
false light
virtual image
spectrum
mirage
looming
phasma|
phantasm
phantom
vision
specter
apparition
ghost
ignis fatuus
magic mirror[Lat]
magic lantern
mirror lens
(instrument) 445
V. be dimsighted
see double
have a mote in the eye
have a
mist before the eyes
have a film over the eyes
see through a prism
see
through a glass darkly
wink
blink
nictitate
squint
screw up the eyes
glare
glower
dazzle
loom
Adj. dim-sighted
myopic
astigmatic moon-
eyed
mope-eyed
blear-eyed
goggle-eyed
gooseberry-eyed
one-eyed
blind
of one eye
half-blind
purblind
cock-eyed
dim-eyed
mole-eyed
dichroic
blind as a bat
winking
beholder
observer
looker-on
onlooker
witness
eyewitness
bystander
passer by
sightseer
rubberneck
rubbernecker * [U. S.]
spy
sentinel
V. witness
behold
look on
gawk
rubber *
rubberneck *[U.S.]
lens
meniscus
magnifier
sunglass
magnifying glass
hand lens
microscope
spectacles
specs [coll.],glasses
barnacles
goggles
eyeglass
pince-nez
monocle
reading glasses
bifocals
contact lenses
soft lenses
hard lenses
sunglasses
shades[coll.]
telescope
glass
lorgnette
spyglass
opera
glass
binocular
binoculars
field glass
burning glass
convex lens
concave lens
coated lens
multiple lens
compound lens
lens system
telephoto lens
wide-angle lens
fish-eye lens
zoom lens
optical bench
astronomical telescope
reflecting telescope
reflector
refracting
telescope
refractor
Newtonian telescope
folded-path telescope
finder
telescope
chromatoscope
X-ray telescope
radiotelescope
phased-array
telescope
Very Large Array radiotelescope
ultraviolet telescope
infrared
telescope
star spectroscope
space telescope
[telescope mounts] altazimuth mount
equatorial mount
refractometer
circular dichroism spectrometer
interferometer
phase-contrast microscope
fluorescence microscope
dissecting
microscope
electron microscope
transmission electron microscope
scanning
electron microscope
SEM
scanning tunneling electron microscope
[microscope components] objective lens
eyepiece
barrel
platform
focusing knob
slide
slide glass
cover glass
counting chamber;
illuminator
light source
polarizer
[component parts of telescopes] reticle
cross-hairs
light pipe
fiber optics
mirror
reflector
speculum
looking-glass
pier-glass
cheval-glass
rear-view mirror
hand mirror
one-way mirror
magnifying mirror
[room with distorting mirrors] fun house
prism
diffraction grating
beam splitter
half-wave plate
quarter-
wave plate
camera lucida[Lat]
camera obscura[Lat]
magic lantern
stereopticon
stereoscope
kaleidoscope
photometer
radiometer
ligth detector
photodiode
photomultiplier
photodiode array
photocell
X-ray diffractometer
goniometer
spectrometer
monochrometer
UV spectrometer
visible spectrometer
Infrared spectrometer
Fourier transform infrared spectrometer
recording
spectrometer
densitometer
scanning densitometer
two-dimensional
densitometer
gastroscope[Med]
spectroscope
gastroscopy[Med]
microscopy
microscopist
perceptibility
conspicuousness
distinctness
conspicuousness
appearance
4
exposure
manifestation
ocular proof
ocular evidence
ocular demonstration
field of view
V. be become visible
appear
open to the view
meet the eye
catch the eye
basset
present itself
show manifest itself
produce
itself
discover itself
reveal itself
expose itself
betray itself;
stand forth
stand out
materialize
show
arise
peep out
peer out
crop
out
start up
spring up
show up
turn up
crop up
glimmer
loom
glare;
burst forth
burst upon the view
burst upon the sight
heave in sight;
come in sight
come into view
come out
come forth
come forward
see the
light of day
break through the clouds
make its appearance
show its face
appear to one's eyes
come upon the stage
float before the eyes
speak for
itself
attract the attention
reappear
live in
a glass house
expose to view
Adj. visible
perceptible
perceivable
discernible
apparent
in
view
in full view
in sight
exposed to view
en evidence
unclouded
in the foreground
obvious
plain
clear
distinct
definite
well
defined
well marked
in focus
recognizable
palpable
glaring
staring
conspicuous
stereoscopic
in bold
in strong relief
panoramic
before one's eyes
under one's eyes
before one
in
one's eye
oculis subjecta fidelibus[Lat]
Adv. visibly
in sight of
before one's eyes
veluti
in speculum[Lat]
invisibleness
nonappearance
imperceptibility
indistinctness
mystery
concealment
latency
V. be invisible
be hidden
lurk
hidden) 5
escape notice
render invisible
conceal
put out of sight
not see
lose sight of
Adj. invisible
imperceptible
indiscernible;
unapparent
non-apparent
out of sight
not in sight
a perte de
behind the scenes
behind the curtain
viewless
sightless;
inconspicuous
unseen
covert
eclipsed
under an eclipse
dim
mysterious
dark
obscure
confused
indistinct
indistinguishable
shadowy
indefinite
undefined
ill-defined
ill-marked;
blurred
fuzzy
out of focus
misty
hidden
obscured
covered
veiled (concealed) 528
Phr. "full many a flower is born to blush unseen" [Gray]
phenomenon
sight
spectacle
show
premonstration|
scene
species
view
lookout
outlook
prospect
vista
perspective
bird's-eye view
scenery
landscape
picture
tableau
display
exposure
rising of the
curtain
phantasm
phantom
pageant
spectacle
peep-show
raree-show
gallanty-show
ombres
chinoises[Sp]
magic lantern
phantasmagoria
dissolving views;
cinematograph
moving pictures
panorama
diorama
coup de theatre
pageantry
insignia
angle
phase
seeming
shape
guise
look
complexion
color
image
mien
air
cast
carriage
port
demeanor;
presence
expression
first blush
face of the thing
point of view
light
lineament feature trait lines
outline
outside
contour
face
countenance
physiognomy
visage
profile
cut of one's jib
outside
220
V. appear
be visible
become visible
seem
look
show;
present the appearance of
wear the appearance of
carry the appearance of
have the appearance of
bear the appearance of
exhibit the appearance of
take the appearance of
take on the appearance of
assume the appearance
present the semblance of
wear the semblance of
carry the semblance of
have the semblance of
bear the semblance of
exhibit the semblance of
take the semblance of
take on the semblance of
assume the semblance of;
look like
cut a figure
figure
present to the view
show
manifest) 525
Adj. apparent
seeming
ostensible
on view
Adv. apparently
to all seeming
to all appearance
ostensibly
seemingly
as it seems
on the face of it
prima facie [Lat]
at the first
blush
at first sight
in the eyes of
to the eye
Phr. editio princeps [Lat]
evanescence
eclipse
occultation
departure
exit
vanishing point
dissolving views
V. disappear
vanish
dissolve
fade
melt away
pass
go
evaporate
vaporize
be gone
leave no trace
leave
"not a rack behind" [Tempest]
go off the stage
suffer
an eclipse
undergo an eclipse
retire from sight
be lost to view
pass
out of sight
lose sight of
efface
Adj. disappearing
evanescent
missing
lost
lost to sight
lost to view
gone
(ejection) 297
mind
understanding
reason
thinking principle
rationality
cogitative faculties
cognitive faculties
discursive faculties
reasoning faculties
intellectual faculties;
faculties
senses
consciousness
observation
percipience
intelligence
intellection
intuition
association of ideas
instinct
conception
judgment
wits
parts
capacity
intellectuality
genius
brains
cognitive
powers
intellectual powers
wit
ability
wisdom
Vernunft[Ger]
Verstand[Ger]
soul
spirit
ghost
inner man
heart
breast
bosom
penetralia
mentis[Lat]
divina particula aurae[Lat]
heart's core
the Absolute
psyche
subliminal consciousness
supreme principle
brain
organ of thought
seat of thought
sensory;
head
headpiece
pate
noggin
skull
scull
pericranium[Med]
cerebrum
cranium
sconce
upper story
[in computers] central processing unit
CPU
arithmetic and logical
unit
ALU
[Science of mind] metaphysics
psychics
psychology
ideology
mental
philosophy
moral philosophy
philosophy of the mind
phrenology
craniology[Med]
cranioscopy[Med]
ideality
idealism
transcendentalism
spiritualism
immateriality
universal concept
universal conception
metaphysician
psychologist
V. note
notice
mark
take notice of
take cognizance of be aware of
be conscious of
realize
appreciate
ruminate
fancy
(imagine) 515
Adj. intellectual[Relating to intellect]
mental
rational
subjective
metaphysical
spiritual
ghostly;
psychological
cerebral
brainy;
subconscious
subliminal
immaterial
endowed with reason
Adv. in petto
Phr. ens rationis [Lat]
frons est animi janua [Lat][Cicero]
locos y
ninos dicen la verdad [Sp]
mens sola loco non exulat [Lat][Ovid]
"my
mind is my kingdom" [Campbell]
"stern men with empires in their brains"
[Lowell]
"the mind
the music breathing from her face" [Byron]
"thou
living ray of intellectual Fire" [Falconer]
<-- differentiate between instinct and intuition. Intuition is reserved
for people. -->
want
of intellect
imbecility
brute force
instinct
brute instinct
stimulus-response loop
conditioned
response
instinctive reaction
Pavlovian response
mimicry
aping (imitation) 19
moron
imbecile
idiot
fool
dumb animal
vegetable
brain-
dead
Adj. unendowed with reason
void of reason
thoughtless
vegetative;
moronic
idiotic
brainless [all pejorative]
Adv. instinctively
like Pavlov's dog
vegetatively
V. mimic
ape (imitate)
respond instinctively
exercise of the intellect
intellection
reflection
cogitation
consideration
meditation
study
lucubration
speculation
deliberation
pondering
head work
brain work
cerebration
deep reflection
close
study
application
abstract thought
abstraction contemplation
musing
brown study
(inattention) 45
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
examination
(inquiry) 461 invention
thoughtfulness
V. think
reflect
cogitate
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
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
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"
[Richard III]
"fresh-
pluckt from bowers of never-failing thought" [O. Meredith]
"go speed the
stars of Thought"[Emerson]
"in maiden meditation fancy-free" [M. N
D.]
"so sweet is zealous contemplation" [Richard III]
"the power of
thought is the magic of the Mind" [Byron]
"those that think must govern
those that toil" [Goldsmith]
"thought is parent of the deed" [Carlyle];
"thoughts in attitudes imperious" [Longfellow]
"thoughts that breathe
and words that burn" [Gray]
vivere est cogitare [Lat][Cicero]
Volk der
Dichter und Denker [Ger]
vacancy
fatuity
thoughtlessness
vacuity
couch potato
vegetable
V. not think
not think of
dismiss from the mind
dismiss
from the thoughts
indulge in reverie
put away thought
unbend the mind
relax the mind
divert the mind
veg out
Adj. vacant
unintellectual
unoccupied
unthinking
inconsiderate
thoughtless
mindless
no-brain
vacuous
absent
(inattentive) 45
diverted
irrational
narrow-minded
unthought of
undreamt 'of
unconsidered
off one's mind;
not to be thought of
Phr. absence d'esprit
notion
conception
thought
apprehension
impression
perception
image
[Grk]
sentiment
reflection
observation
consideration
abstract idea;
archetype
formative notion
guiding conception
organizing conception;
image in the mind
regulative principle
view
theory
conceit
fancy
phantasy
(imagination) 515.point of view
field of view
<-- recall distinction between objective reality and perception thereof:
noumenon and phenomenon -->
] Topic. -- N. subject of
thought
material for thought
food for the mind
mental pabulum
subject
subject matter
matter
theme
[Grk]
topic
what it is about
thesis
text
business
affair
matter in hand
argument;
motion
resolution
head
chapter
case
point
proposition
theorem
field
of inquiry
moot point
problem
V. float in the mind
pass in the mind
Adj. thought of
uppermost in the mind
in petto
Adv. under consideration
in question
in the mind
on foot
on the
carpet
on the docket
relative to
thirst for
knowledge
thirst for truth
curiosity
curiousness
inquiring mind;
inquisitiveness
omnivorous intellect
devouring mind
[person who desires knowledge] inquirer
sightseer
quidnunc[Lat]
newsmonger
Paul Pry
eavesdropper
gossip
rubberneck;
intellectual
seeker[inquirer after religious knowledge]
seeker after
truth
V. be curious
take an interest in
stare
gape
prick up the
ears
see sights
lionize
pry
nose
rubberneck*[U. S.]
Adj. curious
inquisitive
burning with curiosity
overcurious;
inquiring
prying
snoopy
nosy
peering
prurient
inquisitorial
curious as a cat
agape
Phr. what's the matter? what next? consumed with curiosity
curiosity
killed the cat
satisfaction brought it back. "curiouser and curiouser"
[Alice in Wonderland]
incuriousness
insouciance
indifference
lack of
interest
disinterest
boredom
ennui (weariness)
satiety
foreknowledge
(foresight) 510
V. be incurious
have no curiosity
take no interest
in
mind one's own business
Adj. incurious
uninquisitive
indifferent
impassive
uninterested
detached
aloof
mindfulness
presence of mind
intentness
alertness
thought
advertence
observance
observation
consideration
reflection
perpension|
heed
heedfulness
particularity
notice
regard
circumspection
diligence
study
scrutiny
inspection
introspection
revision
revisal
active application
diligent application
exclusive application
minute application
close application
intense application
deep
application
profound application
abstract application
labored
application
deliberate application
active attention
diligent attention
exclusive attention
minute attention
close attention
intense attention
deep attention
profound attention
abstract attention
labored attention
deliberate attention
active thought
diligent thought
exclusive thought
minute thought
close thought
intense thought
deep thought
profound
thought
abstract thought
labored thought
deliberate thought
active
study
diligent study
exclusive study
minute study
close study
intense
study
deep study
profound study
abstract study
labored study
deliberate study
minuteness
attention to detail
absorption of mind
indication
calling attention to
V. be attentive
attend
advert to
observe
look
see
view
remark
notice
regard
take notice
mark
give attention to
pay attention
to
pay heed to
give heed to
incline an ear to
lend an ear to
trouble
one's head about
give a thought to
animadvert to
occupy oneself with;
contemplate
look at
look to
look after
look into
look over
see to
turn the mind to
bend the mind to
apply the mind to
direct the mind to
give the mind to
turn the eye to
bend the eye to
apply the eye to
direct the eye to
give the eye to
turn the attention
to
bend the attention to
apply the attention to
direct the attention to
give the attention to
have an eye to
have in one's eye
bear in mind;
take into account
take into consideration
keep in sight
keep in view;
have regard to
heed
mind
take cognizance of entertain
recognize
make
note of
take note of
note
examine cursorily
glance at
glance upon
glance over
cast the eyes
over
pass the eyes over
run over
turn over the leaves
dip into
perstringe|
skim
take a cursory view of
examine
examine closely
examine intently
scan
scrutinize
consider
give one's mind to
bend one's mind to
overhaul
revise
pore
over
inspect
review
pass under review
take stock of
fix the eye on
rivet attention on
fix attention on
devote the eye to
fix the mind on
devote the thoughts to
hear out
think out
mind one's business
revert to
watch
(take care of) 45
hearken to
listen to
prick up the ears
have the eyes open
keep the eyes open
come
to the point
meet with attention
fall under one's notice
fall under one's
observation
be under consideration
catch the eye
strike the eye
attract notice
catch the attention
awaken the attention
wake the attention
invite the attention
solicit the
attention
attract the attention
claim the attention
excite the attention
engage the attention
occupy the attention
strike the attention
arrest
the attention
fix the attention
engross the attention
absorb the
attention
rivet the attention
catch the mind
awaken the mind
wake the
mind
invite the mind
solicit the mind
attract the mind
claim the mind
excite the mind
engage the mind
occupy the mind
strike the mind
arrest
the mind
fix the mind
engross the mind
absorb the mind
rivet the mind
catch the thoughts
awaken the thoughts
wake the thoughts
invite the
thoughts
solicit the thoughts
attract the thoughts
claim the thoughts
excite the thoughts
engage the thoughts
occupy the thoughts
strike the
thoughts
arrest the thoughts
fix the thoughts
engross the thoughts
absorb the thoughts
rivet the thoughts
be present to the mind
be
uppermost in the mind
bring under one's notice
point out
point to
point at
point the
finger at
lay the finger on
indigitate|
indicate
direct attention to
call attention to
show
put a mark
call soldiers to
"attention"
bring forward
Adj. attentive
mindful
observant
regardful
alive to
awake to;
observing
alert
open-eyed
intent on
taken up with
occupied
with
engaged in
engrossed in
wrapped in
absorbed
rapt
transfixed
riveted
mesmerized
hypnotized
glued to (the TV)
breathless
preoccupied
watchful
breathless
undistracted
upon the stretch
on the watch
steadfast
[compelling attention] interesting
engrossing
mesmerizing
riveting
Int. see! look
look here
look you
look to it! mark! lo! behold!
hark ye! mind! halloo! observe! lo and behold! attention!
nota bene [Latin]
"N.B."
note well
I'd have you to know
notice! O yes!
Phr. this is to give notice
these are to give notice
dictum sapienti
sat est [Latin: a word to the wise is sufficient]
finem respice[Lat]
Attention! Now hear this! Oyez!
Achtung[German];
vnimanie[Russ][Russian]
chui[Japanese]
inconsideration;
inconsiderateness
oversight
inadvertence
inadvertency
nonobservance
disregard
supineness
want of thought;
heedlessness
insouciance
abstraction
absence of mind
absorption of mind
preoccupation
distraction
reverie
brown study
deep musing
fit of abstraction
V. be inattentive
overlook
disregard
pass by
460 not observe
think little of
close one's eyes to
shut one's eyes to
pay no attention to
dismiss
from one's thoughts
discard from one's thoughts
discharge from one's
thoughts
dismiss from one's mind
discard from one's mind
discharge from
one's mind
drop the subject
think no more of
set aside
turn aside
put
aside
turn away from
turn one's attention from
turn a deaf ear to
turn
one's back upon
abstract oneself
dream
indulge in reverie
escape notice
escape attention
come in at one ear and go out at the
other
forget
call off the attention
draw off the attention
call away the
attention
divert the attention
distract the mind
put out of one's head;
disconcert
discompose
put out
confuse
perplex
bewilder
fluster
muddle
dazzle
throw a sop to Cerberus
Adj. inattentive
unobservant
unmindful
heedless
unthinking
unheeding
inadvertent
mindless
regardless
listless
blind
deaf
bird-
witted
hand over head
cursory
giddy-brained
scatter-
brained
hare-brained
unreflective
offhand
dizzy
giddy
giddy as a goose;
wild
harum-scarum
highflying
heedless
careless
(neglectful) 460
inconsiderate
thoughtless
absent
abstracted
distrait
absentminded
lost
lost in thought
wrapped in thought
rapt
in the clouds
bemused
dreaming on other things
musing on other things
preoccupied
engrossed
daydreaming
in a reverie
off one's guard
napping
dreamy
caught napping
disconcerted
distracted
put out
Adv. inattentively
inadvertently
absent-mindedly
per
incuriam[Lat]
sub silentio[Lat]
Int. stand at ease
stand easy!
Phr. the attention wanders
one's wits gone a woolgathering
one's
wits gone a bird's nesting
it never entered into one's head
the mind
running on other things
one's thoughts being elsewhere
had it been a bear
it would have bitten you
1
solicitude
heed
heedfulness
scruple
watchfulness
vigilance
surveillance
watch
vigil
look out
watch and ward
alertness
attention
prudence
circumspection
anxiety
forethought
precaution
tidiness
(cleanliness)
accuracy
minuteness
attention to detail
V. be careful
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
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 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)
accurate
scrupulous
cavendo tutus
Adv. carefully
with care
gingerly
Phr. quis custodiet istos custodes? [Latin: who will watch the
watchers?]
"care will kill a cat" [Wither]
ni bebas agua que no veas
[Sp]
"O polished perturbation! Golden care!" [Henry IV]
"the incessant
care and labor of his mind" [Henry IV]