How to pronounce “brainstorm”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
• (intransitive) To participate in a brainstorming session.
• (transitive) To think up (ideas); especially, to do so creatively.
• [Noun]
• (US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
• A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
• (British) An unexpected mental error.
• Alternative form of brain storm (“activity in the brain, such as a seizure or convulsion”).

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