Think and Want

Think

Think verb - To have as an opinion.

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Want and think are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb "Think".

Nearby Word: thinking

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Think and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Think" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

old	old think	old want
good	good think	good want
special	special think	special want
best	best think	best want
Other adjectives: total, original, popular, actual, big, great, little, bad, horrible, absolute, decent, secret, new, former, odd, last.

help	think help	want help
part	think part	want part
kind	think kind	want kind
someone	think someone	want someone
Other words: time, way, world, nothing, song, whatever, whoever.

He is giving Hammer programmable drones because people "Cause trouble." This can include not doing what they're told, doing what they want or think is better instead.

Source: Film / Iron Man 2
If the artifact is a wearable item that refuses to come off (or you will never want or think about taking it off), then it's also a Clingy MacGuffin.

Source: Artifact of Doom
There is an old MAD comic where the shadow shows what people really think/want.

Source: Monkey Morality Pose

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