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1. (n.) brain
the anterior part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of vertebrates, consisting of a mass of nerve tissue organized for the perception of sensory impulses, the regulation of motor impulses, and the production of memory, learning, and consciousness.
2. brain
(in many invertebrates) a part of the nervous system comparable to the brain of vertebrates.
3. brain
Sometimes, brains. understanding; intellectual power; intelligence.
4. brain
the brain as the center of thought, understanding, etc.; mind; intellect.
5. brain
Slang. a member of a group who is regarded as its intellectual leader or planner.
6. brain
Informal. an extremely intelligent person.
7. brain
the controlling or guiding mechanism in a computer, robot, pacemaker, etc.
8. brain
the part of a computer system for coordination or guidance, as of a missile.
9. (v.t.) brain
to smash the skull of.
10. brain
Slang. to hit or bang on the head.
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| Definition of 'brain' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) brain, encephalon
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
2. (noun) brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit
mental ability
"he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
3. (noun) mind, head, brain, psyche, nous
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
"his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
4. (noun) genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
"Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
5. (verb) brain
the brain of certain animals used as meat
6. (verb) brain
hit on the head
7. (verb) brain
kill by smashing someone's skull
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1. (noun) brain
the organ inside the head
***a study of the human brain; a brain tumor/scan; brain surgery
2. brain
the brains behind sth
the person responsible for achieving sth
the brains behind this new invention
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| Definition of 'brain' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) brain
the whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain
2. (noun) brain
the anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates
3. (noun) brain
the organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding
4. (noun) brain
the affections; fancy; imagination
5. (verb) brain
to dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to defeat
6. (verb) brain
to conceive; to understand
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| Definitions of 'brain' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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brain
A commodity as scarce as radium and more precious, used to fertilize ideas.
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| Definition of 'brain' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. brain
The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.
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Sense: the centre of the nervous system
an injury to the brain; (; brain damage.
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 Afrikaans: brein |
 Arabic: دماغ، مُخ |
 Bulgarian: мозък |
 Brazilian: cérebro |
 Czech: mozek; mozkový |
 German: das Gehirn |
 Danish: hjerne |
 Greek: εγκέφαλος |
 Spanish: cerebro |
 Estonian: peaaju |
 Farsi: مغز |
 Finnish: aivot |
 French: (au/du) cerveau |
 Hebrew: מֹח @@@מוֹח$$$ |
 Hindi: दिमाग, बुद्धि |
 Croatian: mozak |
 Hungarian: agy |
 Indonesian: otak |
 Icelandic: heili |
 Italian: cervello; cerebrale |
 Japanese: 脳 |
 Korean: 뇌 |
 Lithuanian: smegenys |
 Latvian: smadzenes |
 Malay: otak |
 Dutch: brein, hersenen; hersen- |
 Norwegian: hjerne |
 Polish: mózg |
 Persian: مغز |
 Pashto: ماغزه |
 Portuguese: cérebro |
 Romanian: (pe/la) creier |
 Russian: мозг |
 Slovak: mozog; mozgový |
 Slovenian: možgani |
 Serbian: mozak |
 Swedish: hjärna |
 Thai: สมอง |
 Turkish: beyin |
 Taiwanese: 腦 |
 Ukrainian: мозок |
 Urdu: دماغ ، مغز |
 Vietnamese: bộ não |
 Chinese: 脑 |
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