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brains

Variant of brain

noun

  1. the mass of nerve tissue in the cranium of vertebrate animals, an enlarged extension of the spinal cord: it is the main part of the nervous system, the center of thought, and the organ that perceives sensory impulses and regulates motor impulses: it is made up of gray matter (the outer cortex of nerve cells) and white matter (the inner mass of nerve fibers)
  2. a comparable organ in invertebrate animals
    1. intelligence; mental ability
    2. Informal a person of great intelligence
  3. Informal the main organizer or planner of a group activity; chief controller or director

transitive verb

  1. to dash out the brains of
  2. Slang to hit hard on the head

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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