brain

Nouns

  • (n) that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord encephalon,
  • (n) mental ability
    • he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
    brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit,
  • (n) 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
    mind, psyche, nous, head,
  • (n) someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
    • Mozart was a child genius
    • he's smart but he's no Einstein
    brainiac, genius, Einstein, mastermind,
  • (n) the brain of certain animals used as meat

Verbs

  • (v) hit on the head
  • (v) kill by smashing someone's skull

Synonyms

encephalon brainpower learning ability mental capacity mentality wit mind psyche nous head brainiac genius Einstein mastermind

Words of close approximity

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