How to pronounce "brain"

• "brain" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "brain"

Noun

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

Synonyms:

• brain
• encephalon

Noun

mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"

Synonyms:

• brain
• brainpower
• learning ability
• mental capacity
• mentality
• wit

Noun

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"

Synonyms:

• mind
• head
• brain
• psyche
• nous

Noun

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"

Synonyms:

• genius
• mastermind
• brain
• brainiac
• Einstein

Noun

the brain of certain animals used as meat

Synonyms:

• brain

Verb

hit on the head

Synonyms:

• brain

Verb

kill by smashing someone's skull

Synonyms:

• brain