brain 1 of 2

noun

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as in genius
a very smart person the brains all sit together at lunch

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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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“Brain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.

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