Brain

  • 51brain — [OE] Old English brægen came from a Germanic *bragnam. Its rather restricted distribution in modern Germanic languages (apart from English brain there is only Dutch and Frisian brein) suggests that in prehistoric times it may have been limited to …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 52brain — See what a brain …

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  • 53brain — noun 1) the disease attacks certain cells in the brain Syn: cerebrum, cerebral matter, encephalon; informal gray matter 2) (also brains) success requires brains as well as brawn Syn: intelligence, intellect, brainpower, IQ …

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  • 54brain — Verb. To hit on the head. E.g. If you don t tidy your room now, I ll brain you …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 55brain — n 1.Sometimes brains intelligence, understanding, intellect, mind, reason, rationality, Gk. Philos. nous, intellectuality; aptitude, mentality, braininess, brain power, Inf. gray matter, Sl. smarts; wisdom, sageness, sagacity, sapience, sapiency …

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  • 56brain — galvos smegenys statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Centrinės nervų sistemos organas kaukolės ertmėje, reguliuojantis organizmo santykius su aplinka, valdantis (tvarkantis) organizmo elgesio reakcijas ir funkcijas. Galvos smegenų …

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  • 57brain — smegenys statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Centrinė nervų sistemos dalis, kurią sudaro nervinis audinys, susidedantis iš nervų ląstelių ir paraminio audinio – neuroglijos. Neurono ataugomis sklinda nerviniai impulsai. Yra… …

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  • 58brain — The seat of physical control of the body and also of intelligence; a slang term applied by students to a superior student. See water on the brain …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 59brain — see an idle brain is the devil’s workshop …

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  • 60brain — [OE] Old English brægen came from a Germanic *bragnam. Its rather restricted distribution in modern Germanic languages (apart from English brain there is only Dutch and Frisian brein) suggests that in prehistoric times it may have been limited to …

    Word origins