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brain

noun · verb US /breɪn/

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

  1. 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
  2. mental ability also: brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. the brain of certain animals used as meat

verb

  1. hit on the head
  2. kill by smashing someone's skull

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

  • It was a brave conception; it was the offspring of a most ingenious brain.

    The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1

  • 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

  • Very often have I wondered what thought it was that passed then through his brain.

    The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1

  • 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

  • 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

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