Meaning & use
brain
The organ inside the skull that controls thought, memory, emotion, and the rest of the body.
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Doctors scanned her brain to find the cause of the sudden headaches.
He's the brain behind the company's most successful marketing campaigns.
A note on using this word
Informally, 'brain' or 'the brains' can refer to a very intelligent person or the mastermind behind a plan.
Words with a similar meaning
mindintellect
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