brain
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1. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord (noun.body)
hypernym | : | neural structure, |
definition | : | a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | circle of willis, |
definition | : | a ring of arteries at the base of the brain (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | brain cell, |
definition | : | a nerve cell in the brain (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | neencephalon, neoencephalon, |
definition | : | the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | forebrain, prosencephalon, |
definition | : | the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | hindbrain, rhombencephalon, |
definition | : | the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | brain stem, brain-stem, brainstem, |
definition | : | the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | ventricle, |
definition | : | one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | caput, head, |
definition | : | the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains (noun.body) |
2. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | cognition, knowledge, noesis, |
definition | : | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | noddle, |
definition | : | an informal British expression for head or mind (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | tabula rasa, |
definition | : | a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | ego, |
definition | : | (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | unconscious, unconscious mind, |
definition | : | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware (noun.cognition) |
3. mental ability (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | intelligence, |
definition | : | the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience (noun.cognition) |
4. the brain of certain animals used as meat (noun.food)
hypernym | : | organs, variety meat, |
definition | : | edible viscera of a butchered animal (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | calf's brain, |
definition | : | the brain of a calf eaten as meat (noun.food) |
5. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality (noun.person)
hyponym | : | prodigy, |
definition | : | an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration (noun.person) |
6. kill by smashing someone's skull (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | kill, |
definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
7. hit on the head (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | hit, |
definition | : | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument (verb.contact) |
8. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord (noun.body)
derivation | : | brain, |
definition | : | kill by smashing someone's skull (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | brain, |
definition | : | hit on the head (verb.contact) |
9. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | psychic, psychical, |
definition | : | affecting or influenced by the human mind (adj.all) |
10. mental ability (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | mental, |
definition | : | involving the mind or an intellectual process (adj.all) |
derivation | : | mental, |
definition | : | of or relating to the mind (adj.pert) |
11. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality (noun.person)
12. kill by smashing someone's skull (verb.contact)
derivation | : | brain, encephalon, brain, encephalon, |
definition | : | that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord (noun.body) |
13. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord (noun.body)
derivation | : | brain, |
definition | : | kill by smashing someone's skull (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | brain, |
definition | : | hit on the head (verb.contact) |
14. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | psychic, psychical, |
definition | : | affecting or influenced by the human mind (adj.all) |
15. mental ability (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | mental, |
definition | : | involving the mind or an intellectual process (adj.all) |
derivation | : | mental, |
definition | : | of or relating to the mind (adj.pert) |
16. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality (noun.person)
17. kill by smashing someone's skull (verb.contact)
derivation | : | brain, encephalon, brain, encephalon, |
definition | : | that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord (noun.body) |
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