Focus and Mind

Focus

Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.

Usage example: try to focus your attention on the task at hand

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Mind and focus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mind" instead the word "Focus" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

Mind verb - To pay attention especially through the act of hearing.

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Focus and mind are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Focus" instead the word "Mind" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: mindless, minded, mindful, minding, mindfully

individual	individual focus	individual mind
good	good focus	good mind
full	full focus	full mind
original	original focus	original mind
Other adjectives: true, single, simple, sharp, strong, entire, real, great, little, new, military, different.

Witton briefly discusses this trope early in the book, but states that in order to really understand pterosaurs, you have to shove all those preconceived notions out of your mind and focus on what's real.

Source: Literature / Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy
Judge Dredd: The Dark Judges in their second appearance focus their psychic powers in an attack on Judge Anderson's mind to "crush it until it bleeds".

Source: Mind Rape / Comic Books
It's a relatively neutral arrangement for the most part, because a hive mind of crazy people is still a large number of crazy people, but when he manages to focus them...

Source: Hive Mind / Played Straight

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