brainstorming

«brainstorming» in Mova's school dictionary: A way of finding ideas where people say every idea that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (brainstorming, uncountable); verb, -ing form of brainstorm

meaning for a pupil

A way of finding ideas where people say every idea that comes to mind, quickly and without judging, then choose the best ones. tree →

sense in the lessons

A school and work method: before writing, planning a project or solving a problem, the class does brainstorming on the board or on sticky notes. Rules: no idea is silly, write everything, build on others' ideas.

examples

• Brainstorming helped us plan our science fair project. tree →
• We spent ten minutes brainstorming words for the poem. tree →
• In brainstorming, every idea counts. tree →
• Our team is brainstorming ways to save water. tree →
• Brainstorming works better when everyone takes a turn. tree →

note

Uncountable as a noun: «some brainstorming». Related: mind map, spider diagram.

In the corpora

• Teachers often allow AI for brainstorming but not for writing your work; ask first when unsure.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «brainstorming» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.