brain (n.)

  1. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

    [ Syn: encephalon ]

  2. mental ability; hes got plenty of brains but no common sense

    [ Syn: brainpower , learning ability , mental capacity , mentality , wit ]

  3. that which is responsible for ones thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; his mind wandered; I couldnt get his words out of my head

    [ Syn: mind , head , psyche , nous ]

  4. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; Mozart was a child genius; hes smart but hes no Einstein

    [ Syn: genius , mastermind , brainiac , einstein ]

  5. the brain of certain animals used as meat

    brain (v.)

  1. hit on the head

  2. kill by smashing someone's skull

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