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brainstorm

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

brain·storm

noun \-ˌstrm\

Definition of BRAINSTORM

1
: a violent transient fit of insanity
2
a : a sudden bright idea b : a harebrained idea

Examples of BRAINSTORM

  1. I'm sorry—I must have been having a brainstorm when I wrote that.

First Known Use of BRAINSTORM

circa 1894

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