brain
noun
1. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
Similar word(s): encephalon
Definition categories: body
2. mental ability
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
Similar word(s): brainpower, mentality, wit
Definition categories: thought, intelligence
3. that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
Similar word(s): head, mind, nous, psyche
Definition categories: thought, cognition, knowledge, noesis
4. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Similar word(s): brainiac, einstein, genius, mastermind
Definition categories: person, intellect, intellectual
5. the brain of certain animals used as meat
Definition categories: food, organs
Sentences with brain as a noun:
- He was a total brain.
- He is the brains behind the scheme.
- He has a lot of brains.
- The computer's brain is capable of millions of calculations a second.