minds
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
An inflected form of mind · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,777 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,183 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason also: head, brain, psyche, nous his mind wanderedI couldn't get his words out of my head
- recall or remembrance it came to mind
- an opinion formed by judging something also: judgment, judgement he was reluctant to make his judgment knownshe changed her mind
- an important intellectual also: thinker, creative thinker the great minds of the 17th century
- attention don't pay him any mind
- your intention; what you intend to do also: idea he had in mind to see his old teacherthe idea of the game is to capture all the pieces
minds in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Such an idea could not enter in their minds.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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They read the minds of men and repeat their thoughts aloud.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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Our minds fitted so smoothly into one another that I had no inclination to fall in love.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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In the honest minds of the Cupps, she had become a sort of possession of which they were proud.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1