brains

Speech parts

1. brains - Noun

2. brains - Verb

Meaning

brains

plural of brain

The substance of a brain, as a material or foodstuff.

(informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.
Sadly, I got my brains from my mom and my looks from the mailman.

(informal, with "the") The intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, etc.
Who's the brains behind this operation?

brains

third-person singular simple present indicative of brain

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

ninja noggin brainiac maven head sense cerebellum nog mind brain intelligence intellectual reasoning liver skull
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Antonyms

poon sap nimrod dodo loon abracadabra
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Phrases with the word

beat one's brains out more money than brains pick someone's brains the brains behind rack your brains brains of something

Anagrams

risban

Examples

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go... Dr. Seuss

I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow. Woodrow Wilson

If they don't keep exercising their lips, he thought, their brains start working. Douglas Adams

A handfull of patience is worth a bushel of brains. Dutch Proverb

Everyone complains about a lack of money, but none complain about a lack of brains. Jewish Proverb

A beard signifies lice, not brains. Greek Proverb

Close letter words and terms

brainpan brainpower brainrot brains of something brains trust brains-truster