brain
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2.3
- noun
- /breɪn/
- Many scientists study how the brain processes information and learns new things.
- brain drain
- right brain
- left brain
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so in my logical brain, I know this.
- And so in my logical brain, I know this.
- And again, that's where your writer brain kicks in.
- Like, how does your brain work the way it does?
- That's the kind of place my brain tends to go.
- Because you're telling your brain what you want.
- And let me just get my little mathematical brain on.
- And so the more your brain knows that the better.
- And you're like, bro, my brain's not quite right right now.
- is done because I'm suffering from such brain fog and confusion.
- Whether you act with your brain or you act with your heart.
- We're changing the way the brain works across the planet.
- And quite frankly, your brain is fucking with you.
- You really are moulding someone's brain and it sticks forever.
Examples
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Like, how does your brain work the way it does?
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Simply lecturing to our students, hoping that their brains are being filled with knowledge, does not work.
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You get to choose whether your brain says no or yes.
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And with a better brain comes a better life.
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Whether you act with your brain or you act with your heart.
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Got to keep that brain loose, let that mind fly.
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Five ways that our brains get information about the world around us.
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Did God create our brains, or did our brains create God?
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The job I'm talking about takes brains and integrity.
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Each color has its own wavelength and affects our bodies and brains differently.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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1.6
The part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers
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3.0
Ability to learn, understand, and use knowledge to solve problems
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5.9
The ability to think clearly and understand difficult ideas
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3.7
The ability to think clearly and make decisions
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3.4
Mental ability to think and solve problems
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3.7
A skill that lets you think, learn, and remember information
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6.4
Quick, clear thinking that helps you understand and decide
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4.4
The ability to think and understand
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9.9
The part of the mind that reasons and understands ideas
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5.2
A quality of being very smart and thinking quickly
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A thought that keeps coming into your mind and is hard to forget
- Informal
To try to get rid of bad pictures or thoughts in your mind after something upsetting
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
Injury to the brain that causes long term problems with how it works
- Specialized
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7.4
A person with no brain activity and no chance to get better, though the body may still work
- Specialized
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4.1
The part of the brain near the spinal cord that controls breathing and heart rate
- Specialized
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7.2
With a serious injury to the brain that makes it hard to think or move
- Specialized
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5.6
Part of the brain that controls the left side of the body and helps with creativity and understanding space
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4.4
Left half of the brain that controls the right body side and helps with language and thinking
- Literature
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5.6
A group of expert advisors who help a leader, often unofficially in politics
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4.2
The leaving of skilled or well educated people from a country to work abroad for better jobs
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5.8
A condition when all brain activity stops and cannot return, even if the heart still beats
- Specialized
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5.1
A barrier of blood vessels and cells that stops harmful substances in the blood from entering the brain
- Specialized
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6.5
A group of brain parts that help control emotions, memory and behavior
- Specialized
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4.4
The part of the brain at the base that connects to the spinal cord and controls breathing and heart rate
- Jargon
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6.5
A system or tool that stores information to help you remember and organize things
- Literature
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8.6
A person who gives expert advice to political leaders without an official job
- Slang
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7.7
A slow loss of clear thinking from little mental activity or too much screen time
- Specialized
1
8.0
A simple sugar found in milk and body tissues that helps the brain grow
- Specialized
1
8.2
Part of the brain that helps you smell and connect smells with feelings
- Archaic
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6.8
A brain problem caused by injury or disease that harms thinking and memory
- Archaic
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7.2
A person who uses thinking to solve problems and create ideas in their job
- Archaic
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8.1
A mild brain problem in children, often in boys, that causes problems with behaviour and learning
- Archaic
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6.8
A condition in children that makes them restless and have trouble paying attention, now called ADHD
- Specialized
A sudden short-term brain problem that makes a person confused and often follows illness, injury, or medicine use
- Specialized
Temporary state of confusion and disorientation caused by short-term brain damage from infection, injury or drugs
- Specialized
A surgery that cuts the connection between the two halves of the brain
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Etymology
Brain also came to mean 'intelligence' because people thought of the brain as the place that does thinking, so saying someone has 'brains' means they have thinking power.