Look up: Brain

1. brain
   Collection of nerve cells usually located at the anterior end of an animal, when present at all. The nerves coordinate information gathered by sense organs, locomotion, and most internal body activities.
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2. Brain
   The brain is the central organ of the nervous system.
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3. Brain
   Mass of nerve tissue in the head. The part inside the top of the head that controls the body and makes people able to think. The soft convoluted mass of nervous tissue within the skull that controls and coordinates the nervous system and is the centre of thought, memory and emotions.…
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4. brain
   [n] - the brain of certain animals used as meat 2. [n] - mental ability 3. [n] - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers 4. [v] - hit on the head 5. [v] - kill by smashing someone`s skull
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5. Brain
   Organ that controls what the body does.
   Found on http://www.longman.co.uk/tt_secsci/resou
   
   
6. BRAIN
   This is the name of the protocol used by Yokogawa for communications with their smart instrumentation. It is similar in principle to the HART system but is a slightly different implementation.
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7. Brain
   An organ in the nervous system
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8. Brain
   The brain controls thought, memory and emotion. It sends messages to the body controlling movement, speech and senses.
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9. Brain
   Brain: That part of the central nervous system that is located within the cranium (skull). The brain functions as the primary receiver, organizer and distributor of information for the body. It has two (right and left) halves called "hemispheres."
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10. Brain
    Brain noun [ Middle English brain , brein , Anglo-Saxon bragen , brægen ; akin to LG. brägen , bregen , Dutch brein , and perhaps to Greek ..., the upper part of head, if ... =.... √95.] 1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/90
    
    
11. Brain
    Brain transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Brained ; present participle & verbal noun Braining .] 1. To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to defeat. « There thou mayst brain him. Shak. » « It was the swift celerity of …
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12. brain
    One of the two components of the central nervous system, the brain is the centre of thought and emotion. It is responsible for the coordination and control of bodily activities and the interpretation of information from the senses (sight, hearing, smell, etc.). ... (22 May 1997) ...
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13. brain
    encephalon noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
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14. brain
    brainpower noun mental ability; `he`s got plenty of brains but no common sense`
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15. brain
    noun the brain of certain animals used as meat
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16. brain
    verb hit on the head
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17. Brain
    In animals, the `brain` (enkephale) (Greek for `in the skull`), is the control center of the central nervous system, responsible for behavior. The brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory apparatus of vision, hearing, equilibrioception (balance), sense of taste, and olfaction (smell). While all vertebrates have a brain, most invertebrates have either a centralized brain or collections of individual gan...
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18. Brain
    In animals, the `brain` (enkephale) (Greek for `in the skull`), is the control center of the central nervous system, responsible for behavior. The brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory apparatus of vision, hearing, equilibrioception (balance), sense of taste, and olfaction (smell). While all vertebrates have a brain, most invertebrates have either a centralized brain or collections of individual gan...
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19. brain
    (brān) that part of the central nervous system contained within the skull; it is divided into the forebrain or prosencephalon, the midbrain or mesencephalon, and the hindbrain or rhombencephalon. The brain is a mass of soft, spongy, pinkish gray tissue that weighs about 1.2 kg in a human being; it is made up of billions ...
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20. Brain
    • (n.) The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding. • (v. t.) To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to defeat. • (v. t.) To conceive; to understand. • (n.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates. • (n.) The whitish ...
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21. brain
    the mass of nerve tissue in the anterior end of an organism. The brain integrates sensory information and directs motor responses; in higher ... [114 related articles]
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22. Brain
    Bra In is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Brain` Bra In doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Bra In appeared In the top-1000 was 28 years ago, In 1980. It ranked #651 In that year. . 1980 was a `top year` for the name Brain. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #651. The last time Bra In
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23. Brain
    Walter Russell, Lord, English physician, 1895–1966. See: Brain reflex
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24. brain
    That part of the central nervous system contained within the cranium. See Also: encephalon Cf. cerebellum, cerebrum [A.S. braegen]
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25. brain
    Human brain, lateral view Human brain, seen from above Human brain, lateral cross-section In humans and other vertebrates, the brain is the enlarged anterior portion of the central nervous system. It is encased within the cranium and is continuous with the spinal cord. It is surrou...
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