brain
b rayn
- n that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- n mental ability
he's got plenty of brains but no common sense - n that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
- n someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- n the brain of certain animals used as meat
- v hit on the head
- v kill by smashing someone's skull
- Research shows that gay men's brains resemble those of straight women.
- A popular purveyor of atheism ventures into brain science, with a study that he contends is the first to show how the brain processes belief.
- Stunning new images from the brains of mice offer insights into the human mind disorders.