imagination · n
fire sb's imagination
C2 to make someone very excited or interested in something
Dictionary examples:
His paintings really fired my imagination. (31.2)
imagination (ABILITY)
B1 the ability to create ideas or pictures in your mind
Dictionary examples:
With a little imagination, she turned her boring homework into a space adventure. (0.0)
She used her imagination to turn boring vegetables into a funny face on her plate. (0.0)
His imagination turned the library into a time machine for exciting adventures. (0.0)
The job needs someone with creativity and imagination. (35.5)
imagination (PART OF MIND)
B1 the part of your mind that creates ideas or pictures of things that are not real or that you have not seen
Dictionary examples:
My imagination turned the boring meeting into a pirate adventure. (0.0)
In my imagination, the library books have midnight dance parties. (0.0)
In her imagination, the pencils had a race across the desk. (0.0)
There's nothing out here - it's just your imagination. (23.0)
Rafael has a very vivid imagination. (32.7)
For some reason the story captured imagination of the public. (34.9)