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1. brain
noun. ['ˈbreɪn'] that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord.
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Etymology
- brain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brægen (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Brain
- st_germain
- legerdemain
- st_germaine
- preordain
- lamontagne
- lafountaine
- lafountain
- inhumane
- constrain
- restrain
- overtrain
- mcswain
- explain
- complain
- champlain
- aquitaine
- ukraine
- tremaine
- sylvain
- sustain
- spokane
- sartain
- retrain
- refrain
- profane
- partain
- mustain
- mundane
- mcwain
- mcshane
How do you pronounce brain?
Pronounce brain as breɪn.
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Sentences with brain
1. Noun, singular or mass
It is also the part of the brain that keeps the body awake and alert.
Quotes about brain
1. I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.
- Dr. Seuss
2. Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
- Swami Vivekananda
3. Sometimes I find I'm wearing a divided, split brain in terms of drama and humor.
- Ridley Scott
3. brain-stem
noun. the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus.
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5. brain
noun. ['ˈbreɪn'] that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason.
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Etymology
- brain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brægen (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. brain
noun. ['ˈbreɪn'] mental ability.
Etymology
- brain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brægen (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. brain
noun. ['ˈbreɪn'] someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality.
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Etymology
- brain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brægen (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. brain
verb. ['ˈbreɪn'] kill by smashing someone's skull.
Antonyms
Etymology
- brain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- brægen (Old English (ca. 450-1100))