brainstorm

IPA: brˈeɪnstɔrm

(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
(Britain) An unexpected mental error.
Alternative form of brain storm (“activity in the brain, such as a seizure or convulsion”) [A seizure, convulsion, or similar incident of abnormal brain activity.]

Examples of "brainstorm" in Sentences

What you come up with in a brainstorm is a seed of an idea that needs to be cultivated to grow.
The brainstorm is this: one could very easily use Meetup to arrange a local “Old School CD Share.”
I wanted to brainstorm with you, however, the closest you'll ever come to a brainstorm is a light drizzle.
You must brainstorm from the beginning of a project – before you even write a word of it – through the outlining, the writing, and the final edit and polish.
What we need in order to brainstorm is to jolt the system, force the brain to think in patterns and perceptions that it has no experience or former guidelines to use.
If I weren't set up for that and were looking for outside hosting, I'd probably go for something like Meilin Miranda's latest brainstorm, which is a co-hosting site for authors doing crowdsourced fiction: DigitalNovelists. com.