Brains
/bɹeɪnz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Brains
noun
- The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
- An intelligent person.
"She was a total brain."
- (in the plural) Intellect.
"She has a lot of brains."
- By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
"The computer's brain is capable of millions of calculations a second."
- Oral sex.
verb
noun
- The substance of a brain as a material or foodstuff.
- The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.
"Sadly, I got my brains from my mom and my looks from the mailman."
- (with 'the') The intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, &c.
"Who's the brains behind this operation?"
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