Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Main entry: brain, brainpower, wit, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality
Definition: mental ability
Usage: he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
Main entry: brain
Definition: the brain of certain animals used as meat
Main entry: 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
Main entry: brain
Definition: kill by smashing someone's skull
Main entry: brain
Definition: hit on the head