brainstorm

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(of a group of people) to suggest a lot of ideas for a future activity very quickly, before considering some of them more carefully:

The team got together to brainstorm.

I brainstorm with my colleagues to come up with new promotions and events.

We brainstormed possible titles for the project.

a sudden clever idea:

have a brainstorm The toy's inventor was watching his children play one day when he had a brainstorm.

This was a brainstorm I came up with when I was driving.

The concept was the brainstorm of a worker at the plant.

a sudden state of being unable to think clearly:

have a brainstorm I must have had a brainstorm - I went shopping and forgot to take any money.

It was a stupid brainstorm and it cost his team the victory.

to suggest a lot of ideas for a future activity very quickly before considering some of them more carefully:

[ I ] They brainstormed and mapped plans for dealing with problems like affordable housing and the budget shortfall.

a sudden, new idea that you are enthusiastic about:

They got this brainstorm that they could make a living by buying and selling antiques.

to meet in a group to suggest a lot of new ideas very quickly, with the intention of considering them more carefully later:

Engineers from all over the company met every couple of weeks to brainstorm.

Remember all ideas are welcomed - so start brainstorming!

A team will brainstorm a job description for the new leadership post.

a new, original idea or set of ideas:

They have started to turn their brainstorm into a real product.