brains
/bɹeɪnz/noun
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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.
An intelligent person.
Example: She was a total brain.
(in the plural) Intellect.
Example: She has a lot of brains.
By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
Example: The computer's brain is capable of millions of calculations a second.
verb
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To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
To strike (someone) on the head.
To destroy; to put an end to.
To conceive in the mind; to understand.
noun
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The substance of a brain as a material or foodstuff.
The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.
Example: Sadly, I got my brains from my mom and my looks from the mailman.
(with 'the') The intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, &c.
Example: Who's the brains behind this operation?