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brainstorm
- /ˈbɹeɪnstɔːm/ UK
- /ˈbɹeɪnstɔɹm/ US
Rhymes with -eɪnstɔː(ɹ)m
Where it comes from
From brain + storm. In the sense of "problem-solve", devised as a method of group creative problem-solving by advertising executive Alex F. Osborn and his employees, who coined the term based on the image of using "the brain to storm a problem". First use appears c. 1945. In the sense of "seizure, convulsion, brain activity", from the unrelated idea that it resembles a storm in the brain. First use appears c. 1861.
verb brainstorms · brainstorming · brainstormed · brain-storm · brain storm
- To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming. Meanwihle at Winterfell, another overdone scheme designed mainly to surprise the audience. In the black of her chambers, Sansa brainstorms with Littlefinger what Arya could want. “After she murders you, what does she become?” he asks. To which Sansa does everything but gasp and spit-take, widening h
- To participate in a brainstorming session.
- To think up (ideas); especially, to do so creatively. I need you to brainstorm some suggestions for next week's activity schedule.
noun brainstorms · brain-storm · brain storm
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A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
I had been working on the problem for weeks, and then I had a brainstorm and saw that the solution was easy.
Similar: brainwave
- A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
- An unexpected mental error. 2005 October 5, "Iguchi hit ruins Red Sox's night", BBC Online, 5 October A terrible fielding error from Tony Graffanino proved costly. … Aaron Rowand collected an RBI double to get them off the mark before Graffanino's brainstorm. Juan Uribe hit a roller to the second baseman, who let the potential
- Alternative form of brain storm (“activity in the brain, such as a seizure or convulsion”). electrical brainstorm
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noun sudden thought
| Español | ocurrencia, gracia |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Geistesblitz |
noun brainstorming
| Español | solamente una idea [loca] |
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