brain 1 of 2

noun

ˈbrān How to pronounce brain (audio)
Definition of brainnext
1
as in genius
a very smart person the brains all sit together at lunch

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2
as in intelligence
often brains plural the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems you have the brains to figure out that problem on your own

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as in mind
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons I'd love to get inside his brain and experience the world as he experiences it

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brain

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verb

as in to skull

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Recent Examples of brain
Noun
Glioblastoma is the most common and most aggressive primary brain tumor in adults, with a median survival of roughly 12 to 16 months even with treatment and a five-year survival rate below 10%. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 July 2026 While finger exercises may temporarily engage the brain—and even improve performance on certain cognitive tasks—that’s quite different from preventing Alzheimer’s. — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 3 July 2026
Verb
For example, Google’s state-of-the-art Gemini 3 model was brained on TPUs. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026 Retro Rewind is the kind of game that will keep your hands and brain minimally busy while listening to a podcast or watching some rerun on a background TV. — ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain
  1. genius
  2. intelligence
  3. mind
  4. skull
  5. wizard
  6. intellect
  7. psyche
  8. bean
Noun
  • The market is oversaturated, and Riley is a genius for not only recognizing that but realizing that all of these new DJs are going to need lawyers to negotiate their contracts.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026
  • Combining all the hits of a Southern breakfast (eggs, hashbrowns, sausage) into one oven-ready dish is a stroke of pure genius that lends itself to occasion brunches and morning celebrations.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of genius
Noun
  • Bobbi Queen, a former senior fashion editor at WWD who was known for her intelligence, wit and sense of style, died Thursday at her New York apartment at the age of 84.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
  • Autonomy with human oversight Artificial intelligence handles much of CobraJet’s flight through an autonomous autopilot supported by electro-optical and infrared cameras.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Definition of intelligence
Noun
  • Thousands of fans in Mexico lost their minds and shook the earth.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • At the beach, maybe, at a barbecue or whatever place sets fireworks pinwheeling through your holiday-happy mind.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of mind
Verb
  • And, most incredibly, not after skulling a bunker shot on the par-5 14th, then hacking out to 30 feet.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 13 June 2019
  • Someone took out a golf driver and skulled the top off of a full can of Bud Light and drank what was left.
    — Byron McCauley, Cincinnati.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Definition of skull
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  • After climbing the Azkaban Escape Tower to the top, repel-style, young wizards-in-training, Clark and Emily Friscia, were ready to go home.
    — Greg Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • And two other high-flying AI wizards — Anthropic and OpenAI — are working on their own mega offerings.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Definition of wizard
Noun
  • His ebullience, keen intellect and warmth jump off the pages.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Recognizing her extraordinary intellect, the Wheatley family educated her, and by age 20 her poetry had earned publication in London.
    — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
Definition of intellect
Noun
  • Didion’s genius was to show that the mystery of the psyche is integral to the mysteries of politics and history.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • Director Paul Weiland, who lived out the exact same bar-mitzvah scenario his protagonist does, nails the specifics of a summer that, for better and for worse, remains ingrained into the national psyche.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of psyche
Verb
  • In the last meeting between these teams in early November, Bane beaned Okongwu in the head with the ball after flagrantly fouling him and was ejected from the game.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Detmers came in to face the top of the order and beaned Brandon Nimmo to load the bases for Francisco Lindor, who beat out a double play to score Alvarez, and stole second to put runners on second and third.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
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