brain /breɪn/
1. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
synset: brain, encephalon
2. mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
synset: brain, brainpower, learning_ability, mental_capacity, mentality, wit
3. that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
synset: mind, head, brain, psyche, nous
4. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
synset: genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein
5. the brain of certain animals used as meat
synset: brain
synset: brain
2. kill by smashing someone's skull
synset: brain
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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