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brain

brain

1.0
The soft part inside an animal's head that people eat as food
  • noun
  • /breɪn/
translation icon : cerebro
  • Do we know where in the brain empathy resides?
  • brain injury
  • traumatic brain injury
  • brain damage

Most of seeing is done with your brain, using your eyes.

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Examples

  • Your brain, physical function of your brain creates your mind.

  • Stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted in some way.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Most of seeing is done with your brain, using your eyes.

  • Before we always thought that our brain tells us what to do.

  • The size and the shape of the brain are normal.

  • We know that senses are the way our brains get information about the world around us.

    Academic text (2012)
  • While you sleep, there are cells in your brain called glial cells.

  • The caudate nucleus is an area of the brain associated with learning, memory, and emotion.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The caudate nucleus is an area of the brain that plays a key role in learning and emotion.

  • After the accident, doctors confirmed that his brain was functioning normally.

Synonyms

encephalon
vsbrain
  • Specialized
9.9

The part inside the skull that includes the brain and connects to the spinal cord

is the common everyday term used broadly, including as food

Idioms

13 5.8

Think very hard to remember something or solve a problem

to beat my brain
  • Informal
1 8.2

To think very hard to remember something or to solve a problem

1 4.2

Think carefully before you speak or act

To try to get rid of bad pictures or thoughts in your mind after something upsetting

to bend my brain
  • Informal
8.8

To think very hard about something until you feel confused

9.1

To think very hard to remember or solve a problem

To behave in a silly and immature way

A thought that keeps coming into your mind and is hard to forget

7.9

A state of always thinking about your job even when trying to relax

Compounds

brain damage
  • Specialized
75 3.7

Injury to the brain that causes long term problems with how it works

brain tumor
  • Specialized
60 3.4

An unusual growth of cells in the brain that can be harmful

brain cell
  • Specialized
46 2.8

A cell in the brain that sends and receives messages

brain wave
  • Specialized
35 4.0

A pattern of electrical activity in the brain seen on an EEG

brain surgery
  • Specialized
24 4.1

An operation on the brain to treat illness or injury

brain dead
  • Specialized
19 7.4

A person with no brain activity and no chance to get better, though the body may still work

16 2.9

A doctor who operates on the brain and nerves

brain stem
  • Specialized
15 4.1

The part of the brain near the spinal cord that controls breathing and heart rate

brain-damaged
  • Specialized
13 7.2

With a serious injury to the brain that makes it hard to think or move

brain trust
  • Literature
11 5.6

A group of expert advisors who help a leader, often unofficially in politics

right brain
  • Specialized
7 5.6

Part of the brain that controls the left side of the body and helps with creativity and understanding space

brain disease
  • Specialized
5 3.2

An illness that damages the brain and makes it work less well

5 4.4

Left half of the brain that controls the right body side and helps with language and thinking

brain disorder
  • Specialized
5 3.7

A health problem that harms the brain and how it works

5 4.2

The leaving of skilled or well educated people from a country to work abroad for better jobs

brain death
  • Specialized
4 5.8

A condition when all brain activity stops and cannot return, even if the heart still beats

blood-brain barrier
  • Specialized
3 5.1

A barrier of blood vessels and cells that stops harmful substances in the blood from entering the brain

3 6.5

A hard puzzle that needs careful thought to solve

brain fart
  • Slang
3 9.3

A short moment when you forget something or get confused

brain science
  • Specialized
2 3.7

Study of the brain and how it works

brain fever
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old name for a serious infection of the brain or its lining

brain bucket
  • Slang
1 9.0

A protective helmet worn when riding a bicycle or motorcycle

booger brain
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts silly, said as a playful insult

1 5.5

A clear liquid around the brain that protects it and helps it work

brain truster
  • Literature
1 8.6

A person who gives expert advice to political leaders without an official job

brain edema
  • Specialized
1 4.8

Swelling in the brain that happens when extra fluid builds up

brain-stem
  • Specialized
1 4.4

The part of the brain at the base that connects to the spinal cord and controls breathing and heart rate

limbic brain
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A group of brain parts that help control emotions, memory and behavior

6.0

Flow of the clear fluid in and around the brain

A poisonous mushroom with a wrinkled cap that looks like a brain

brain rot
  • Slang
7.7

A slow loss of clear thinking from little mental activity or too much screen time

brain sugar
  • Specialized
8.0

A simple sugar found in milk and body tissues that helps the brain grow

brain traffic
  • Informal
8.5

Busy, messy thoughts that make it hard to focus

brain-fag
  • NSFW
9.9

A feeling of mental tiredness that makes it hard to think

brain behavior
  • Specialized
5.6

The way brain activity links to a person's actions

brain candy
  • Informal
6.5

Fun TV shows or books that do not need much thought

A large hard sea animal with a wrinkled surface that looks like a brain

brain-worker
  • Archaic
7.2

A person who uses thinking to solve problems and create ideas in their job

bubble brain
  • Informal
9.5

A short time when someone cannot think clearly

The brain of a young cow that people eat

acute brain disorder
  • Specialized
7.3

A sudden short-term brain problem that makes a person confused and often follows illness, injury, or medicine use

Temporary state of confusion and disorientation caused by short-term brain damage from infection, injury or drugs

addle-brain
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is confused and forgetful

feather-brain
  • Offensive
9.1

A person who often forgets things and acts silly

8.5

A silly idea that shows little thought

fish brain
  • Offensive
9.0

A person who often forgets things and is not careful

mathy brain
  • Informal
8.5

A mind that naturally likes and understands numbers and logic

8.1

A mild brain problem in children, often in boys, that causes problems with behaviour and learning

A condition in children that makes them restless and have trouble paying attention, now called ADHD

olfactory brain
  • Specialized
8.2

Part of the brain that helps you smell and connect smells with feelings

A brain problem caused by injury or disease that harms thinking and memory

second brain
  • Jargon
6.5

A system or tool that stores information to help you remember and organize things

split-brain technique
  • Specialized
9.7

A surgery that cuts the connection between the two halves of the brain

visceral brain
  • Specialized
8.8

Part of the brain that controls feelings like fear and pleasure

How Central

brain
1.0
brainstem
  • Specialized
6 5.5
nerve center
  • Specialized
1 4.9
ganglion
  • Specialized
3 9.1

Surface Forms

brain singular
brains plural

Etymology

Brain comes from Old English brægen, which meant the 'soft part inside the head', so the word names the organ and also the food made from animals' brains.