Synonyms: brain, encephalon
Definition: that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
Similar words: neural structure
Definition: a structure that is part of the nervous system
Synonyms: psyche, head, brain, nous, mind
Definition: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
Usage: his mind wandered; I couldn't get his words out of my head
Similar words: noesis, knowledge, cognition
Definition: the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Synonyms: brain, brainpower, wit, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality
Definition: mental ability
Usage: he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
Similar words: intelligence
Definition: the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
Synonyms: brain
Definition: the brain of certain animals used as meat
Similar words: organs, variety meat
Definition: edible viscera of a butchered animal
Synonyms: genius, brain, brainiac, mastermind, Einstein
Definition: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Usage: Mozart was a child genius; he's smart but he's no Einstein
Similar words: intellect, intellectual
Definition: a person who uses the mind creatively
Synonyms: brain
Definition: kill by smashing someone's skull
Similar words: kill
Definition: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Usage: This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank; The farmer killed a pig for the holidays
Synonyms: brain
Definition: hit on the head
Similar words: hit
Definition: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Usage: He hit her hard in the face