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brain

/bɹeɪn/
noun

  1. 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.

  2. An intelligent person.

    "She was a total brain."

  3. (in the plural) Intellect.

    "She has a lot of brains."

Synonymsharns
verb

  1. To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.

  2. To strike (someone) on the head.

  3. To destroy; to put an end to.

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