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use one's noggin

use one's noggin verb: to think, especially in a careful or clever manner.

Verb

use one's noggin (third-person singular simple present uses one's noggin, present participle using one's noggin, simple past and past participle used one's noggin)

  1. (idiomatic) To think, especially in a careful or clever manner.
    • The investor is advised to use his noggin considerably when investigating different superannuation programs.1984 August 8, “Money: Small Business”, in Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
    Synonyms:
    use one's head

Synonyms of use one's noggin

Forms of use one's noggin

third-person singular presentuses one's noggin
present participleusing one's noggin
past participleused one's noggin
pastused one's noggin

Questions about use one's noggin

What does use one's noggin mean?
Use one's noggin means to think, especially in a careful or clever manner.
What part of speech is use one's noggin?
Use one's noggin is a verb.
What is the past tense of use one's noggin?
The past tense of use one's noggin is used one's noggin.

Words near use one's noggin in the dictionary

  1. use it
  2. use it or lose it
  3. use one's coconut
  4. use one's head
  5. use one's loaf
  6. use one's noggin
  7. use tax
  8. use taxes
  9. use the bathroom
  10. use the master's tools to dismantle the master's house
  11. use the potty

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