noun
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
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- enclosed within the skull
- continuous with the spinal cord
noun
mental ability
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- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
noun
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions
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- the seat of the faculty of reason
- his mind wandered
- I couldn't get his words out of my head
noun
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
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- Mozart was a child genius
- he's smart but he's no Einstein
noun
the brain of certain animals used as meat
verb
kill by smashing someone's skull