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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)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they brainstorm ... he / she / it brainstorms
Past simple: brainstormed
Past participle: brainstormed
-ing form: brainstorming
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)
