thought

noun6

1. •
   an idea or picture that forms in someone's mind

   • The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
   • I hate the thought of going back to work Monday morning.
2. •
   The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.

   • Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom, and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.
3. •
   The careful consideration of multiple factors; deliberation.

   • After much thought, I have decided to stay.
4. •
   A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation, region or idea).

   • school of thought
   • Traditional eastern thought differs markedly from that of the west.
5. •
   A very small amount, distance, etc.; a whit or jot.

   • 'Bide the night at Heriotside,' says he. 'It's a thought out of your way, but it's a comfortable bit.' — 1902
6. •
   (dialect) Anxiety, distress.

   • Which of you by taking thought, can adde one cubite vnto his stature? — 1611