what does brain mean?
BRAIN as NOUN
- Meaning
- that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
- enclosed within the skull
- continuous with the spinal cord
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Hypernyms(s) brain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- that which is responsible for one’’s thoughts and feelings
- the seat of the faculty of reason
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- his mind wandered
- I couldn”t get his words out of my head
Hypernyms(s) brain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- he’’s got plenty of brains but no common sense
Hypernyms(s) brain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the brain of certain animals used as meat
Hypernyms(s) brain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
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- Mozart was a child genius
- he’’s smart but he’’s no Einstein
Hypernyms(s) brain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BRAIN as VERB
- Meaning
- kill by smashing someone’’s skull
Hypernyms(s) brain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) brain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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