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Brainstorming

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brain⋅storm⋅ing

  [breyn-stawr-ming]
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–noun
a conference technique of solving specific problems, amassing information, stimulating creative thinking, developing new ideas, etc., by unrestrained and spontaneous participation in discussion.
Origin:
1955–60; brainstorm + -ing 1
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brain⋅storm

  [breyn-stawrm]
–noun
1.
a. a sudden impulse, idea, etc.
b. a fit of mental confusion or excitement.
2. brainstorming.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to brainstorming.
–verb (used without object)
4. to conduct or practice brainstorming.
–verb (used with object)
5. to subject (a problem) to brainstorming.
Origin:
1890–95; brain + storm; orig. a severe mental disturbance

Related forms:
brainstormer, noun
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brain·storm   (brān'stôrm')   
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.

brain'storm'er n.
brain·storm·ing   (brān'stôr'mĭng)   
n.  

  1. A method of shared problem solving in which all members of a group spontaneously contribute ideas.

  2. A similar process undertaken by a person to solve a problem by rapidly generating a variety of possible solutions.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
brainstorm

  1. n.
    a good idea; an idea that enters one's head suddenly. : I had a sudden brainstorm and got out of bed to write it down.
  2. in.
    to try to think up good ideas, especially as a group. : Let's brainstorm on this for a little while.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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