brain

Words with a similar base: brain, brainiac, brainpower

'brain'

[brain.n.01] as in: that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

'brain'

[brain.n.02] as in: mental ability

Examples:
he's got plenty of brains but no common sense

'brain'

[mind.n.01] as in: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

Examples:
his mind wandered
I couldn't get his words out of my head

'brain'

[genius.n.01] as in: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

Examples:
Mozart was a child genius
he's smart but he's no Einstein

'brain'

[brain.n.05] as in: the brain of certain animals used as meat

'brain'

[brain.v.01] as in: hit on the head

'brain'

[brain.v.02] as in: kill by smashing someone's skull

Origins

					brain (English)
└── brain (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── brægen (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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