brain

Meanings

• that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
• mental ability
  • "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
• that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
• someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
• the brain of certain animals used as meat
• hit on the head
• kill by smashing someone's skull

Synonyms

brainiac, brainpower, Einstein, encephalon, genius, head, learning ability, mastermind, mental capacity, mentality, mind, nous, psyche, wit