brain

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/bɹeɪn/ English

Definitions

noun

The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
An intelligent person.“She was a total brain.”
(in the plural) Intellect.“She has a lot of brains.”
By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.“The computer's brain is capable of millions of calculations a second.”

verb

To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
To strike (someone) on the head.
To destroy; to put an end to.
To conceive in the mind; to understand.

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Synonyms

harns encephalon head psyche genius mentality brainpower mastermind wit nous mind learning ability mental capacity cerebellar cerebral cortex cerebrovascular

Associated

tumour haemorrhage aneurysm amygdala hippocampus hemorrhage tumor eeg cortical neuronal

Rhymes

ascertain disdain sustain inane mundane strain attain profane plain bane

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