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brain

/bɹˈeɪn/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
  2. mental ability
    “he's got plenty of brains but no common sense”
  3. that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
    “his mind wandered”
  4. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
    “Mozart was a child genius”
  5. the brain of certain animals used as meat

verb

  1. hit on the head
  2. kill by smashing someone's skull

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