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thought shower

thought shower noun: synonym of brainstorming.

Noun

thought shower (plural thought showers)

  1. Synonym of brainstorming.
    • The lesson could start with a ‘thought shower’ session considering the arguments for and against getting involved as an individual when pupils witness a crime such as robbery and assault.2004 August 31, Alan Combes, Meeting SEN in the Curriculum: Citzenship, David Fulton Publishers, →ISBN, →OL, page 60
    • The thought shower process often releases a great deal of creativity and it is surprising how often a suggestion, which previously would have been discounted immediately as impossible, leads to some action when it is considered in this way.2007 March 27, Hazel L. Reid with Alison J. Fielding, Providing Support to Young People: A Guide to Interviewing in Helping Relationships, page 93
    Synonyms:
    brainstorming

Synonyms of thought shower

Forms of thought shower

pluralthought showers

Origin of thought shower

Coined in the early 2000s, supposedly as a more sensitive substitute for brainstorming, on the grounds that the latter could be insensitive to people with cerebral disorders like epilepsy.

Questions about thought shower

What does thought shower mean?
Thought shower means synonym of brainstorming.
What part of speech is thought shower?
Thought shower is a noun.
What is the plural of thought shower?
The plural of thought shower is thought showers.

Words near thought shower in the dictionary

  1. thought pieces
  2. thought police
  3. thought process
  4. thought processes
  5. thought reform
  6. thought shower
  7. thought showers
  8. thought straight
  9. thought the sun shined out of someone's arse
  10. thought the sun shined out of someone's ass
  11. thought the sun shined out of someone's backside

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