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[brein]1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) heili2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) gáfur3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) gáfumaður•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- brainwave
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brain´i|ness — brain|y «BRAY nee», adjective, brain|i|er, brain|i|est. Informal. intelligent; clever. –brain´i|ly, adverb. –brain´i|ness, no … Useful english dictionary
brain´i|ly — brain|y «BRAY nee», adjective, brain|i|er, brain|i|est. Informal. intelligent; clever. –brain´i|ly, adverb. –brain´i|ness, no … Useful english dictionary
brain|y — «BRAY nee», adjective, brain|i|er, brain|i|est. Informal. intelligent; clever. –brain´i|ly, adverb. –brain´i|ness, no … Useful english dictionary
brain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brægen; akin to Middle Low German bregen brain, and perhaps to Greek brechmos front part of the head Date: before 12th century 1. a. the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system enclosed … New Collegiate Dictionary
brain — {{11}}brain (n.) O.E. brægen brain, from P.Gmc. *bragnam (Cf. M.L.G. bregen, O.Fris., Du. brein), from PIE root *mregh m(n)o skull, brain (Cf. Gk. brekhmos front part of the skull, top of the head ). But Liberman writes that brain has no… … Etymology dictionary
Brain Boy (Garfield and Friends) — Infobox Television episode Title = Brain Boy Series = Garfield and Friends Caption = Season = 2 Episode = 69 Airdate = October 14, 1989 Production = G023 C Writer = Mark Evanier Sharman DiVono Director = Tom Ray Mitch Schauer Marija Daïl Jeff… … Wikipedia
brain — noun 1》 an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull, functioning as the coordinating centre of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity. ↘(brains) the substance of an animal s brain used as food. 2》 intellectual capacity. 3》 … English new terms dictionary
brain — noun 1) the disease attacks certain cells in the brain Syn: cerebrum, cerebral matter, encephalon; informal gray matter 2) (also brains) success requires brains as well as brawn Syn: intelligence, intellect, brainpower, IQ … Thesaurus of popular words
Stéphane Delajoux — Docteur Delajoux Naissance 12 décembre 1966 (1966 12 12) (44 ans) La Celle Saint Cloud Nationalité … Wikipédia en Français
brainy — brain•y [[t]ˈbreɪ ni[/t]] adj. brain•i•er, brain•i•est. Informal. inf intelligent; clever; intellectual • Etymology: 1835–45 brain′i•ly, adv. brain′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
brainwave — brain|wave [ˈbreınweıv] n 1.) BrE a sudden clever idea American Equivalent: brainstorm ▪ I ve had a brainwave! Let s go this weekend instead. 2.) an electrical force that is produced by the brain and that can be measured … Dictionary of contemporary English