English Explanatory Dictionary

brain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
  2. A part of the brain, especially associated with particular mental functions, abilities, etc.
  3. skull; head
  4. Mind.
  5. Intellect.
  6. An intelligent person.
  7. A person who provides the intelligence required for something.
  8. An intellectual or mental capacity.
  9. By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
  10. Oral sex.
  11. A loose compartment of a backpack that straps on over the top opening.
verb
  1. To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
  2. To strike (someone) on the head.
  3. To destroy; to put an end to.
  4. To conceive in the mind; to understand.
  5. To think effectively.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹeɪ̯n/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-brain.wav en-us-brain.ogg /ˈbɹæ̝ɪ̯n/ /ˈbɾen/ /ˈbɾein/

Word forms

brain brains brayne braining brained

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bragną Proto-West Germanic *bragn Old English bræġn Middle English brayn English brain Inherited from Middle English brayn, from Old English bræġn, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną. Cognate with Scots braine, brane (“brain”), North Frisian brayen, brein, Brain (“brain”), Saterland Frisian Brainge, Bräienge (“brain”), West Frisian brein (“brain”), Dutch brein (“brain”), Low German Brägen, Bregen (“brain”) (whence German Bregen (“animal brain”)), Ancient Greek βρεχμός (brekhmós, “front part of the skull, top of the head”).

Synonyms

brain encephalon harns brain surgeon brainbox brainiac deep thinker Einstein egghead genius intellectual mind rocket scientist superbrain thinker

Derived words

addle-brain afterbrain assbrain baby brain battle of the brains beanbrain beat one's brain beat one's brains out beat someone's brains out beetlebrain bend the brain big brain bird brain birdbrain bird of one's own brain blood-brain barrier blow someone's brains out blubberbrain Boltzmann brain booger brain bored out of one's brains Bowmar Brain brainal brainball brain-bending brain blast brain bleach brain bleed brainbow brainbox brain-bucket brain bucket brainbuster brain cancer brain candy braincase braincast brain cell brainchild brain chip brain cloud brain coral braincraft brain-cramp brain cramp brain damage brain-damaged braindance brain day brain-dead brain dead braindead brain death brain disease brain disorder brain doctor brain drain brain-dressed brain dump brainectomy

Translations

Abkhaz: ахшыбаҩ Afrikaans: brein Afrikaans: harsings Dupaningan Agta: utak Aklanon: utok Albanian: tru Southern Altai: мее Amharic: አንጐል Ao: tokolok (Chungli) Western Apache: bitsighąąʼ Arabic: دِمَاغ Arabic: مخ Arabic: نفوخ Arabic: دِماغ Arabic: مُخ Arabic: دماغ Aragonese: celebro Aramaic: ܡܘܚܐ Armenian: ուղեղ Armenian: մոզգ Armenian: խելքի տոպրակ Armenian: խելք Armenian: գլուխ Aromanian: crier (roa-rup) Aromanian: mãduã (roa-rup) Aromanian: midulj (roa-rup) Eastern Arrernte: akurrknge Assamese: মগজু Asturian: cerebru Azerbaijani: beyin West Coast Bajau: utok Bashkir: мейе Basque: garun Belarusian: мозг Belarusian: мо́заг Bengali: মস্তিষ্ক Bengali: মগজ Bengali: দেমাগ Bengali: জ্ঞানী Bengali: বিদ্যান Bengali: শাস্ত্রজ্ঞ Bhojpuri: दिमाग Bau Bidayuh: otok Central Bikol: hutok Binukid: utek Breton: empenn Buginese: uta Bulgarian: мо́зък Burmese: ဦးနှောက် Buryat: тархи Carpathian Rusyn: мо́зоґ Catalan: cervell Cebuano: utok Chechen: хье Chechen: хьекъал Cherokee: ᎤᏅᏥᏓ Chinese Cantonese: 腦 /脑 Chinese Cantonese: 腦部 /脑部 Chinese: нозы Chinese: 腦 /脑 Chinese: 腦部 /脑部 Eastern Min Chinese: 頭腦 /头脑
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