Brain
/bɹeɪn/
The meaning and definition of Brain, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
“The computer's brain is capable of millions of calculations a second.”
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An intelligent person.
“She was a total brain.”
verb
- To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
- To strike (someone) on the head.
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Synonyms
harns
Origin
From Middle English brain, from Old English brægen.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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