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Imagination and imagining

imagination

noun

the ability to form a picture, story, or idea in your mind

creativity

noun

the ability to create new ideas or things using your imagination

imaginings

noun

situations or ideas that exist in your mind but are not real

originality

noun

the ability to think of, do, or create something new, interesting, and different

a vivid imagination

if you have a vivid imagination, you are able to imagine ideas, images, etc very easily

imaginative

adjective

involving the use of your imagination

creative

adjective

involving a lot of imagination and new ideas

thinkable

adjective

able to be imagined or considered possible

visionary

adjective

original and showing a lot of imagination

run riot

if your imagination runs riot, you have a lot of strange or exciting thoughts

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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