1. The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
   "He had a brainstorm about how to solve the problem";
   - insight, brainwave

1. Try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
   "The team brainstormed ideas for the new marketing campaign"

Derived forms: brainstormed, brainstorms, brainstorming

Type of: apprehension, cerebrate, cogitate, discernment, savvy, think, understanding

Encyclopedia: Brainstorm