brain
Plural: brains
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 and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- the brain of certain animals used as meat
- 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.
- 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.
- A part of the brain, especially associated with particular mental functions, abilities, etc.
- Mind.
- Intellect.
- An intelligent person.
- An intelligent person.
- A person who provides the intelligence required for something.
- An intelligent person.
- An intellectual or mental capacity.
- By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
- Oral sex.
- A loose compartment of a backpack that straps on over the top opening.
Verb
Verb Forms: brained, braining, brains
- To strike someone or something hard on the head.
- hit on the head
- kill by smashing someone's skull
- 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.
- To think effectively.
Examples
- Gerald always acts like he doesn't have a brain.
- He is the brains behind the scheme.
- He tried to BRAIN his opponent with a 100-point word, but they still found a counter-play.
- I have too much on my brain today.
- My brain isn't braining right now.
- She has a lot of brains.
- She was a total brain.
- The computer's brain is capable of millions of calculations a second.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English brayn, brain, from Old English bræġn (“brain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mregʰnom (“skull, brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mregʰ- (“marrow, sinciput”) + *-mn̥ (“nominal suffix”).
Cognate with Scots braine, brane (“brain”), North Frisian brayen, brein, Brain (“brain”), Saterland Frisian Brainge, Bräienge (“brain”), West Frisian brein (“brain”), Dutch brein (“brain”), Low German Brägen, Bregen (“brain”) (whence German Bregen (“animal brain”)), Ancient Greek βρεχμός (brekhmós, “front part of the skull, top of the head”).
Synonyms
brainiac, brainpower, Einstein, encephalon, genius, head, learning ability, mastermind, mental capacity, mentality, mind, nous, psyche, wit, brain, brain surgeon, brainbox, deep thinker, egghead, harns, intellectual, rocket scientist, superbrain, thinker
Scrabble Score: 7
brain: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbrain: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brain: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary