brain·storm (brnstôrm)
n.
1. A sudden clever plan or idea.
2. A sudden, violent disturbance of the mind.
v. brain•stormed, brain•storm•ing, brain•storms
v.intr.
To engage in or organize brainstorming.
v.tr.
1. To consider or investigate (an issue, for example) by brainstorming.
2. To think of or produce (a solution to a problem, for example) by brainstorming.
brainstormer n.
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brainstorm
Noun
1. informal a sudden mental aberration
2. a sudden and violent attack of insanity
Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006
Brainstorm
A Noun
1 insight, brainstorm, brainwave
the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
Category Tree:
psychological feature
- cognition; knowledge; noesis
- process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation
- higher cognitive process
- knowing
- understanding; apprehension; discernment; savvy<
- insight, brainstorm, brainwave
- flash
- discovery; breakthrough; find
- revelation
- light
B Verb
1 Brainstorm
try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
Category Tree:
think; cogitate; cerebrate
- brainstorm
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