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1
a very smart person
- the brains all sit together at lunch
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- ace,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- natural
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2
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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3
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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- belfry,
- gray matter,
- intellect,
- intelligence,
- loaf
- [British slang],
- noodle,
- reason,
- skull
- acumen,
- alertness,
- astuteness,
- brilliance,
- insight,
- judgment
- (or judgement),
- mentality,
- perception,
- perspicacity,
- sagacity,
- sapience,
- wisdom,
- wit
brain
verbSynonyms of brain (Entry 2 of 2)
as in bean, skull
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- cane,
- club,
- cudgel,
- flail,
- flog,
- lash,
- sap,
- slash,
- sledge,
- sledgehammer,
- spear,
- stab,
- switch,
- thrash,
- whip
- bowl (down or over),
- cream,
- deck,
- dump
- [slang],
- fell,
- floor,
- knock down,
- level
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“Brain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of brain was before the 12th century
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