brain
/ˈbɹeɪ̯n/
Frequency: 4.94 in modern English
Meaning
noun
The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The Ueynes are ſpred foorth throughout the whole bodie, howbeit from one welhead, that is to ſay from the Liuer: ſo be the Sinews, howbeit from the Brayne; So likewiſe are the Heartſtrings, howbeit from the Heart."
- "The brain of a calf, sheep, and pig, young and served fresh, is reputedly erotic in its effects."
- "Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found."
- "The left brain, or that which supplies and animates the right side of the body, is the most active brain, as a general rule."
- "What is expressed in the lotus, the plumed serpent, or the staff of Osiris is the yogi's knowledge of the three brains of man. The first brain is the reptilian brain of the spinal cord, the brain of instinctive reflexes, the brain of the subconscious."
- "caused the young Princess, the King's only Daughter, to be taken and thrust into a large velvet Sack, and her Brains to be knockt out with great Bars"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɹeɪ̯n/
- British English: /ˈbɹeɪ̯n/