brain synonyms

brain

n.

  1. The organ of intelligence

    pons, cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla oblongata; encephalon, center of the nervous system, gray matter, cerebral matter, cortical substance, medullary substance, brain cells.

  2. The intelligence; often plural

    intellect, understanding, mental ability; see genius 1, head 1, mind 1.

  3. *A very intelligent person

    genius, intellectual, scholar, mastermind; see genius 2, intellectual.

have on the brain

be obsessed with, be preoccupied by, think about obsessively, be fixated on; see haunt 3, occupy 3.

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