nnoun.bodythat part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cordSynset:encephalon
Derivationally Related Form:brain
Part Holonyms:CNS central nervous system systema nervosum centrale caput head
Hypernyms:neural structure
Inherited Hypernyms:brainneural structurestructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:brain cell brain-stem brain stem brainstem circle of Willis arteria communicans communicating artery forebrain prosencephalon hindbrain rhombencephalon mesencephalon midbrain neencephalon neoencephalon ventricle
nnoun.cognitionmental abilitySynset:brainpower learning ability mental capacity mentality wit
Examples:- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
Derivationally Related Form:mentalbrainy
Hypernyms:intelligence
Inherited Hypernyms:brainintelligenceabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reasonSynset:head mind nous psyche
Examples:- his mind wandered
- I couldn't get his words out of my head
Derivationally Related Form:mindpsychicalpsychic
Hypernyms:cognition knowledge noesis
Inherited Hypernyms:mindcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:egonoddlesubconscioussubconscious mindtabula rasaunconsciousunconscious mind
Full Hyponyms:egonoddlesubconscious mindtabula rasaunconscious mind
nnoun.personsomeone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originalitySynset:Einstein brainiac genius mastermind
Examples:- Mozart was a child genius
- he's smart but he's no Einstein
Derivationally Related Form:brainy
Hypernyms:intellect intellectual
Inherited Hypernyms:geniusintellectualpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:geniusintellectualpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:prodigy
Full Hyponyms:boy wonderchild prodigygirl wonderprodigy
nnoun.foodthe brain of certain animals used as meatHypernyms:organs variety meat
Inherited Hypernyms:brainvariety meatmeatfoodsolidmatterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:calf's brain
Full Hyponyms:calf's brain
vverb.contacthit on the headDerivationally Related Form:brain
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:brainhittouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | The fighter managed to --- his opponent (apply to: brain)
vverb.contactkill by smashing someone's skullDerivationally Related Form:brain
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:brainkill
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something