brain
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,276 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,427 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord also: encephalon
- mental ability also: brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason also: mind, head, psyche, nous his mind wanderedI couldn't get his words out of my head
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality also: genius, mastermind, brainiac, Einstein Mozart was a child geniushe's smart but he's no Einstein
- the brain of certain animals used as meat
verb
- hit on the head
- kill by smashing someone's skull
brain in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was a brave conception; it was the offspring of a most ingenious brain.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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The dog's howl suggested a new idea to his poor tortured brain, thirsting for forgetfulness.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Very often have I wondered what thought it was that passed then through his brain.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Gangrenous condition of the tongue, proceeding from a disordered liver, and mysteriously communicated to the brain.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1