brain

brain
brain1 W2S2 [breın] n
↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stomach, ↑vein, ↑throat
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1¦(organ)¦
2¦(intelligence)¦
3¦(person)¦
4¦(food)¦
5 have something on the brain
6 be the brains behind/of something
7 brain dead
8 brain box
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[: Old English; Origin: brAgen]
1.) ¦(ORGAN)¦
the organ inside your head that controls how you think, feel, and move
▪ Messages from the brain are carried by the central nervous system.
▪ the chemistry of the brain
▪ the human brain
the right/left hemisphere of the brain
(=the right or left side of the brain)
▪ Emotional responses are a function of the right hemisphere of the brain.
▪ She died of a brain tumour .
brain tissue/cell
2.) ¦(INTELLIGENCE)¦ [>C usually plural, U]
the ability to think clearly and learn quickly
▪ If you had any brains, you'd know what I meant.
▪ The job requires brains.
▪ Something's addled your brains (=made you confused) .
▪ Come on, use your brain , John.
3.) ¦(PERSON)¦ [C usually plural] informal
someone who is intelligent, with good ideas and useful skills
▪ Some of our best brains are leaving the country to work in the US.
4.) ¦(FOOD)¦[U]
also brains [plural]
the brain of an animal, used as food
5.) have sth on the brain informal
to be always thinking about something
▪ I've got that song on the brain today.
6.) be the brains behind/of sth
to be the person who thought of and developed a particular plan, system, or organization, especially a successful one
▪ Danny's definitely the brains of the project.
7.) brain dead
a) in a state where your brain has stopped working properly even though your heart may still be beating
b) informal in a state in which you seem stupid or uninteresting, especially because you live a boring life or are very tired
8.) brain box
BrE informal a very intelligent person
→↑bird-brain, ↑hare-brained,beat your brains out at ↑beat1 (22), pick sb's brains at ↑pick1 (7), rack your brain(s) at ↑rack2 (2)
brain 2
brain2 v [T] informal
to hit someone very hard on the head - used humorously
▪ I wanted to brain him.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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