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# brain

noun (brain, brains); verb (brain — hit on the head, informal)

«brain» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The organ inside your head that controls your body, thinking, memory and feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#m1)
2. Cleverness, intelligence: "Use your brain." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#m2)
3. A very clever person: "She's the brains of the team." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, the brain sends and receives messages through nerves; it controls breathing, movement and the senses; sleep and healthy food help it work. In safety: wear a helmet to protect your brain. Phrases: use your brain, brainstorm, brainy, rack your brains, brain teaser, brain freeze.

### Examples

- Your brain controls your body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x1)
- Wear a helmet to protect your brain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x2)
- Use your brain to solve the puzzle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x3)
- The brain sends messages through nerves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x4)
- Sleep helps your brain learn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x5)
- Let's brainstorm ideas for the story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x6)
- Eating ice cream fast gives me brain freeze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x7)
- She's the brains of our team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x8)
- “Have you brains?” asked the Scarecrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x9)

### Note

Plural "brains". Myth: people do not use only 10% of their brain — we use all of it. "Brainy" (informal) means clever.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «brain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«brain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brain.html) on Mova free.