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Definition: Meaning of, brain in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / breɪn /

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brain brains
  1. organ [countable] the organ inside your head that controls how you think, feel, and move
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  2. intelligence [countable usually plural, uncountable] the ability to think clearly and learn quickly
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  3. person [countable usually plural] informal someone who is intelligent, with good ideas and useful skills
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  4. food [uncountable] also brains [plural] the brain of an animal, used as food
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  5. have something on the brain informal to be always thinking about something
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  6. be the brains behind/of something to be the person who thought of and developed a particular plan, system, or organization, especially a successful one
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  7. brain dead in a state where your brain has stopped working properly even though your heart may still be beating
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  8. brain dead informal in a state in which you seem stupid or uninteresting, especially because you live a boring life or are very tired
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  9. brain box British English informal a very intelligent person
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
brain brained brained
Present Participle Third Person Singular
braining brains
[transitive] [informal]
  1. to hit someone very hard on the head - used humorously
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brain used in phrases

  • acute brain disorder (noun)
    1. as by head injuries or drugs or infection temporary as sudden confusion or disorientation any disorder in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible impairment of brain tissues
  • acute organic brain syndrome (noun)
    1. as by head injuries or drugs or infection temporary as sudden confusion or disorientation any disorder in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible impairment of brain tissues
  • bird-brain (noun)
    1. someone who is silly or stupid
  • blood-brain barrier (noun)
    1. a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood; serves to protect the central nervous system
  • brain cell (noun)
    1. a nerve cell in the brain
  • brain coral (noun)
    1. massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface
  • brain damage (noun)
    1. damage to someone's brain caused by an accident or illness
  • brain dead (adjective)
    1. having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram
  • brain death (noun)
    1. death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
  • brain disease (noun)
    1. any disorder or disease of the brain
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