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/brˈeɪnstˌɔrm/ Listen

noun

brainstorm n. The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation; a sudden brilliant insight.

Synonyms: insight, brainwave.

verb

brainstorm v. t. & v. i. To try to solve a problem by discussing it exhaustively in an intense group meeting encouraging uninhibited and spontaneous contributions from all members.

Synonyms: practice brainstorming.

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"Brainstorm" Quotes from Famous Books

... quiet and unobtrusive as poor Blythe could be so keenly missed. Now that he was gone they could see nothing but pathetic reminders of him, the old grocery box he sat on at camp-fire, the box in which he put old nails; above all, the windmill where he had suffered that inexplicable brainstorm in the night. As for Roy, who owed his life to their strange friend, he could not regain any measure of his former spirits, nor even put a brave front to the disappointment as the others did. He limped about, ...

— Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp • Percy Keese Fitzhugh

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