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as in psychopaths
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
considered a crackbrain in his own time, the artist is now recognized as a genius
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as in eccentrics
a person of odd or whimsical habits
a crackbrain who wore bedroom slippers to the grocery shop
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Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025 -
Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a large saucepan over medium-low, toast the bay, coriander, caraway, mustard seeds, peppercorns and pepper flakes, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.—
Christopher Kimball,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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In a large saucepan over medium-low, toast the bay, coriander, caraway, mustard seeds, peppercorns and pepper flakes, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.—
Christopher Kimball,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Crackbrains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackbrains. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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