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thinktank

thinktank is the alternative spelling of think tank.

thinktank is the alternative form of think-tank.

Meaning of think tank

Noun

think tank (plural think tanks)

  1. (idiomatic) A group of people who collectively perform research and develop reports and recommendations on topics relating to strategic planning or public policy, and which is usually funded by corporate, government, or special interests.
    • Why don't we take a leaf out of the government's book and have a think tank?1974, The Think Tank (Are You Being Served?), season 2, episode 3, spoken by "Captain" Stephen Peacock (Frank Thornton)
    Synonyms:
    think factory
  2. (obsolete) The brain.
    • Slade’s eyes, china blue and menacing, held hers for an instant, then he turned again to her father and completed his sentence, “or else I think I know a stunt that will speed up your work . . . something that will make your think-tank bubble a bit faster. And if it don’t, then you’ll learn...1937, Madge Macbeth, Wings in the West, London: J. Hamilton, page 261

Meaning of think-tank

Verb

think-tank (third-person singular simple present think-tanks, present participle think-tanking, simple past and past participle think-tanked)

  1. (ambitransitive) To perform research and develop recommendations as part of a think tank.
    • The chairman had some quite remarkable hearings last year — I think you cited in your testimony Dr. Lange and others who came here and sort of think-tanked for us — and it was very interesting.1985, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice, Audio and Video First Sale Doctrine

Forms of thinktank

Noun
pluralthinktanks
Verb
third-person singular presentthinktanks
present participlethinktanking
past participlethinktanked
pastthinktanked

Questions about thinktank

What is thinktank the alternative spelling of?
Thinktank is the alternative spelling of think tank.

Words near thinktank in the dictionary

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