Brain ( noun ) "the complex human organ within the skull that controls the nervous system"

Brain is a word in the English language related to psycholinguistics. It is usually translated as "(noun) the complex human organ within the skull that controls the nervous system." The English language belongs to the language family known as Indo-European.

Definition of "Brain"

Source: Collins English Dictionary. Millennium Edition

S.v., Brain

1.

the soft convoluted mass of nervous tissue within the skull of vertebrates that is the controlling and coordinating centre of the nervous system and seat of thought, memory, and emotion. It includes the cerebrum, brainstem, and cerebellum. Technical name: encephalon. Related adjs.: cerebral, encephalic.

2.

The main neural bundle or ganglion of certain invertebrates.

3.

(often pl) Informal. intellectual ability; he's got brains.

4.

Informal. shrewdness or cunning.

5.

Informal. an intellectual or intelligent person.

6.

(usually pl; functioning as sing) Informal. a person who plans and organizes an undertaking or is in overall control of an organization, etc.

7.

an electronic device, such as a computer, that perform apparently similar functions to the human brain.

8.

on the brain. constantly in mind: I had that song on the brain.

9.

pick someone's brains. to obtain information or ideas from someone.

10.

(tr) to smash the skull of.

11.

Slang. to hit hard on the head.

Brain

1

the soft convoluted mass of nervous tissue within the skull of vertebrates that is the controlling and coordinating centre of the nervous system and seat of thought, memory, and emotion. It includes the cerebrum, brainstem, and cerebellum. Technical name: encephalon. Related adjs.: cerebral, encephalic.

1 Brain

the soft convoluted mass of nervous tissue within the skull of vertebrates that is the controlling and coordinating centre of the nervous system and seat of thought, memory, and emotion. It includes the cerebrum, brainstem, and cerebellum. Technical name: encephalon. Related adjs.: cerebral, encephalic.

2

The main neural bundle or ganglion of certain invertebrates.

2

The main neural bundle or ganglion of certain invertebrates.

3

(often pl) Informal. intellectual ability; he's got brains.

3

(often pl) Informal. intellectual ability; he's got brains.

4

Informal. shrewdness or cunning.

4

Informal. shrewdness or cunning.

5

Informal. an intellectual or intelligent person.

5

Informal. an intellectual or intelligent person.

6

(usually pl; functioning as sing) Informal. a person who plans and organizes an undertaking or is in overall control of an organization, etc.

6

(usually pl; functioning as sing) Informal. a person who plans and organizes an undertaking or is in overall control of an organization, etc.

7

an electronic device, such as a computer, that perform apparently similar functions to the human brain.

7

an electronic device, such as a computer, that perform apparently similar functions to the human brain.

8

on the brain. constantly in mind: I had that song on the brain.

8

on the brain. constantly in mind: I had that song on the brain.

9

pick someone's brains. to obtain information or ideas from someone.

9

pick someone's brains. to obtain information or ideas from someone.

10

(tr) to smash the skull of.

10

(tr) to smash the skull of.

11

Slang. to hit hard on the head.

11

Slang. to hit hard on the head.

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Definition of 'Brain'
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Entry: Brain
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Noun

the soft convoluted mass of nervous tissue within the skull of vertebrates that is the controlling and coordinating centre of the nervous system and seat of thought, memory, and emotion. It includes the cerebrum, brainstem, and cerebellum. Technical name: encephalon. Related adjs.: cerebral, encephalic.

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2
Noun

The main neural bundle or ganglion of certain invertebrates.

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3
Noun

(often pl) Informal. intellectual ability; he's got brains.

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4
Noun

Informal. shrewdness or cunning.

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5
Noun

Informal. an intellectual or intelligent person.

Entry:
6
Noun

(usually pl; functioning as sing) Informal. a person who plans and organizes an undertaking or is in overall control of an organization, etc.

Entry:
7
Noun

an electronic device, such as a computer, that perform apparently similar functions to the human brain.

Entry:
8
Noun

on the brain. constantly in mind: I had that song on the brain.

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9
Noun

pick someone's brains. to obtain information or ideas from someone.

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10
Verb

(tr) to smash the skull of.

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11
Verb

Slang. to hit hard on the head.

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Citation

MLA 8

PsychLing Contributors. "Brain." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 24 Jul. 2023, psylng.org/mli/indo/eng/brain. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.

APA 6

PsychLing (2023, July 24). Brain. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/mli/indo/eng/brain

CMS 16

PsychLing Contributors. "Brain." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created July 24, 2023. Modified August 22, 2023. Accessed October 16, 2024. https://psylng.org/mli/indo/eng/brain.

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Internet Archive Contributors. "Wayback Machine." San Francisco, CA: Internet Archive. Created October 24, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org. [Visit]

OMNIKA

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "OMNIKA: Digital Mythology Library." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created January 21, 2019. Accessed July 28, 2023. https://omnika.org. [Visit]

CED ME

Treffry, Diana, ed. Collins English Dictionary: Millennium Edition. 4ed. Glasgow, Great Britain: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998.

Wiktionary

Wales, Jimmy D., et al. "Wiktionary: The Free Dictionary." San Francisco, CA: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Created December 12, 2002. Accessed July 28, 2023. https://wiktionary.org. [Visit]

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