Phrase guide
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noun
A seizure, convulsion, or similar incident of abnormal brain activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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noun
Alternative form of brainstorm (“a sudden thought which solves a problem; a brainstorming session”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Alternative form of brainstorm (“solve a problem with brainstorming”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
From brain + storm. In the sense of "seizure, convulsion, brain activity", from the idea that it is like a storm in the brain. In the sense of "problem-solving idea or session", from the unrelated idea of using the "brain to storm a problem" (see brainstorm).
