Brainstorm vs X - What's the difference?
brainstorm | x |
(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
brainstorming
(British) An unexpected mental error.
*2005, "Iguchi hit ruins Red Sox's night",
To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
To participate in a brainstorming session.
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
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As a noun brainstorm
is (us) a sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.As a verb brainstorm
is to investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.brainstorm
English
Noun
(en noun)- I had been working on the problem for weeks, and then I had a brainstorm and saw that the solution was easy.
BBC Online, 5 October
- A terrible fielding error from Tony Graffanino proved costly. [...] Aaron Rowand collected an RBI double to get them off the mark before Graffanino's brainstorm . Juan Uribe hit a roller to the second baseman, who let the potential inning-ending double-play ball roll under his glove, leaving runners at first and third bases.