brain
/bɹˈeɪn/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
noun
- that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- mental ability
“he's got plenty of brains but no common sense” - that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
“his mind wandered” - someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
“Mozart was a child genius” - the brain of certain animals used as meat
verb
- hit on the head
- kill by smashing someone's skull
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