Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) brainstorming (a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions) "we had an intense brainstorming session today"
Verb
S: (v) brainstorm (try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it)
S: (v) think, cogitate, cerebrate (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments) "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
S: (v) reason (think logically) "The children must learn to reason"
S: (v) reason, reason out, conclude (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion) "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
S: (v) evaluate, pass judgment, judge (form a critical opinion of) "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
S: (v) study, meditate, contemplate (think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes) "He is meditating in his study"
S: (v) plan (make plans for something) "He is planning a trip with his family"
S: (v) associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect (make a logical or causal connection) "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"