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Origin of brainstorm

1890–95; brain + storm; originally a severe mental disturbance

OTHER WORDS FROM brainstorm

brainstormer, noun

Words nearby brainstorm

brainsick, brain someone, Brain's reflex, brainstem, brainstem evoked response audiometry, brainstorm, brainstorming, Brains Trust, brain sugar, brain swelling, brainteaser
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Words related to brainstorm

deliberate, ponder, conceive, create, invent, think, plan, analyze, conceptualize, conjure up, dream up, put heads together

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British Dictionary definitions for brainstorm

brainstorm
/ (ˈbreɪnˌstɔːm) /

noun

a severe outburst of excitement, often as the result of a transitory disturbance of cerebral activity
British informal a sudden mental aberration
informal another word for brainwave
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