brainstorm

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɹeɪnstɔː(ɹ)m/

Verb

brainstorm (brainstorms, present participle brainstorming; past and past participle brainstormed)

1. To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
2. To participate in a brainstorming session.

Noun

brainstorm (plural brainstorms)

1. (US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.

   Synonyms: brainwave

   I had been working on the problem for weeks, and then I had a brainstorm and saw that the solution was easy.

2. A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
3. (British) An unexpected mental error.
   • 2005, "Iguchi hit ruins Red Sox's night", BBC Online ↗, 5 October

     A terrible fielding error from Tony Graffanino proved costly. [...] Aaron Rowand collected an RBI double to get them off the mark before Graffanino's brainstorm. Juan Uribe hit a roller to the second baseman, who let the potential inning-ending double-play ball roll under his glove, leaving runners at first and third bases.

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