BRAINSTORM
Dictionary entry overview: What does brainstorm mean?
• BRAINSTORM (noun)
The noun BRAINSTORM has 1 sense:
1. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
Familiarity information: BRAINSTORM used as a noun is very rare.
• BRAINSTORM (verb)
The verb BRAINSTORM has 1 sense:
1. try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
Familiarity information: BRAINSTORM used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BRAINSTORM (noun)
Meaning:
The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
brainstorm; brainwave; insight
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)
• BRAINSTORM (verb)
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)
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