/ English Dictionary

BRAINSTORM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

Synonyms:

brainstorm; brainwave; insight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("brainstorm" is a kind of...):

apprehension; discernment; savvy; understanding (the cognitive condition of someone who understands)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "brainstorm"):

light (mental understanding as an enlightening experience)

revelation (an enlightening or astonishing disclosure)

breakthrough; discovery; find (a productive insight)

flash (a sudden brilliant understanding)

Derivation:

brainstorm (try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "brainstorm" is one way to...):

cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

brainstorm (the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation)

brainstorming (a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions)

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