- brainstorm
n. (AE)
sudden bright ideato have a brainstorm (see the Usage Note for wave)
* * *['breɪnstɔːm](AE) ['sudden bright idea'] to have a brainstorm (see the Usage Note for wave)
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brainstorm — (n.) brilliant idea, mental excitement, fit of mental application, 1849, from BRAIN (Cf. brain) (n.) + figurative use of STORM (Cf. storm) (n.). As a verb, recorded from 1920s. Related: Brainstormed; brainstorming … Etymology dictionary
Brainstorm — Film de science fiction de Douglas Trumbull, d après Bruce Joel Rubin, avec Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1983 Technique: couleurs Durée: 1 h 46 Résumé Un chercheur se bat pour qu une… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
brainstorm — [v] problem solve analyze, conceive, conceptualize, conjure up, create, deliberate, dream up, invent, plan, ponder, put heads together*, rack brains*, share ideas, think; concepts 35,173,251 … New thesaurus
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brainstorm — ☆ brainstorm [brān′stôrm΄ ] n. 1. Archaic a series of sudden, violent cerebral disturbances 2. Informal a sudden inspiration, idea, or plan vi. to engage in brainstorming … English World dictionary
