Meaning

11 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

  2. The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

    (countable, uncountable)A part of the brain, especially associated with particular mental functions, abilities, etc.

  3. (countable, informal, uncountable)Mind.

    I have too much on my brain today.

  4. (countable, in the plural, uncountable)Intellect.

    She has a lot of brains.

    Verstand, Köpfchen, Grips

    мозгmozg, башка́bašká, голова́golová

    ро́зумrózum, розсу́докrozsúdok, глуздhluzd

  5. (countable, informal, uncountable)An intelligent person.

    She was a total brain.

    Superhirn, Intelligenzbestie

  6. An intelligent person.

    (countable, informal, plural, plural only, uncountable)A person who provides the intelligence required for something.

    He is the brains behind the scheme.

  7. (countable, informal, singular, uncountable)An intellectual or mental capacity.

    Gerald always acts like he doesn't have a brain.

    mental ability

  8. (countable, uncountable)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.

  9. (slang, uncountable, vulgar)Oral sex.

  10. (countable, uncountable)A loose compartment of a backpack that straps on over the top opening.

  11. The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

    (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Skull; head

Examples

769 sentences
  1. Tom died of brain cancer.

    Том помер від раку мозку.

    ruТом умер от рака мозга.

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  2. He has a good brain.

    Він має добрі мізки.

    ruУ него хорошие мозги.

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  3. He's an excellent brain surgeon.

    Він чудовий нейрохірург.

    ruОн прекрасный нейрохирург.

    deEr ist ein großartiger Hirnchirurg.

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  4. I have a brain tumor.

    У мене пухлина мозку.

    ruУ меня опухоль мозга.

    deIch habe einen Hirntumor.

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  5. Tom has been declared brain dead.

    deTom wurde für hirntot erklärt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
organ:
brains: intellect:
Русский
By meaning 3
organ:
person providing intelligence:
brains: intellect:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
organ:
person providing intelligence:
brains: intellect:
intelligent person:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English brayn, from Old English bræġn, from Proto-West Germanic *bra

Inherited from Middle English brayn, from Old English bræġn, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną, from Proto-Indo-European *mrógʰ-n̥ ~ *mrégʰ-n̥-s, from *mregʰ- + *-n̥.

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Forms

plural: brains
Singularbrain
Pluralbrains

regular

Synonyms

25 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

200 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • a brain tumor
  • brain tumor
  • brain surgery
  • had a brain
  • was the brains

See also

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