Brain
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹeɪ̯n/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brain is a noun meaning (informal) Mind.
Meaning
(informal) Mind.
More Meanings
- (in the plural) Intellect.
- (informal) An intelligent person.
- By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
- A loose compartment of a backpack that straps on over the top opening.
- (transitive) To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
- 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.
- (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Oral sex.
Example Sentences
She was a total brain.
She has a lot of brains.
I have too much on my brain today.
The computer's brain is capable of millions of calculations a second.
Word Forms
- brains
- brayne
- braining
- brained
Synonyms for brain
Depending on context, synonyms include encephalon, harns, brainbox, brainiac, Einstein, egghead.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include encephalon, head, psyche, genius, mentality, brainpower.
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