Looking for the meaning of the word BRAIN in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of BRAIN with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Brain
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English brægen, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch brein
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
breɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating centre of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity
Short Definition:organ in skull
Examples:- a brain tumour
Definition:
intellectual capacity
Short Definition:intellectual capacity
Examples:- I didn't have enough brains for the sciences
- success requires brain as well as brawn
Word: Brain
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
breɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
hit (someone) hard on the head with an object
Short Definition:hit someone on head
Examples:- she brained me with a rolling pin
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