brain, n.
(brains)
freq. cnt. 35
(brains)
freq. cnt. 35
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 22
brain encephalon
semantic pointers
part meronym
circle of Willis
communicating artery, arteria communicans
brain cell
neencephalon, neoencephalon
forebrain, prosencephalon
midbrain, mesencephalon
hindbrain, rhombencephalon
brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem
ventricle
hypernym
part holonym
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 134 freq. cnt.: 120 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2
brain head mind nous psyche
sample sentences
"his mind wandered""I couldn't get his words out of my head"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
mental ability
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
brain brainpower learning ability mental capacity mentality wit
sample sentences
"he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
Einstein brain brainiac genius mastermind
sample sentences
"Mozart was a child genius""he's smart but he's no Einstein"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the brain of certain animals used as meat
<noun.food>
brain