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{{also|Brains}} |
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* {{IPA|en|/bɹeɪnz/}} |
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* {{audio|en|en-us-brains.ogg|a=US}} |
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# The [[substance]] of a [[brain]], as a [[material]] or [[foodstuff]]. |
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# {{context|plurale tantum|lang=en}} The substance of a brain, the skull contents. |
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|passage=I would, while it was smiling in my face,<br>Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums,<br>And dash'd the '''brains''' out, had I so sworn as you<br>Have done to this.}} |
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# {{lb|en|informal}} The [[figurative]] [[substance]] of a [[brain]]: [[mental]] [[ability]], [[intelligence]]. |
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#: {{ux|en|Sadly, I got my '''brains''' from my mom and my looks from the mailman.}} |
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#*: Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums, |
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# {{lb|en|informal|with "the"}} The [[intelligent]] [[person]] or [[people]] in a [[group]]: the [[director]], [[planner]], [[administrator]], etc. |
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#*: And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you |
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#: {{ux|en|Who's the '''brains''' behind this operation?}} |
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#*: Have done to this. |
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#* {{quote-av|en|year=1990|title={{w|House of Cards (UK TV show)|House of Cards}}|season=1|number=1 |
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# {{context|plurale tantum|informal|lang=en}} [[intelligence|Intelligence]]; [[aptitude]]; mental [[capability]]. |
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|passage=I mean, it's a bit of a waste of money paying me eighteen grand to run errands, isn't it? Come on. I'm supposed to be the '''brains''' of this outfit.}} |
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# {{context|plurale tantum|lang=en}} The brain of one or more animals used as food. |
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====Derived terms==== |
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* {{l|en|blow someone's brains out}} |
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* {{l|en|fuck someone's brains out}} |
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* {{l|en|hump someone's brains out}} |
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* Arabic: |
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*: North Levantine Arabic: {{t|apc|نخاعات|tr=nxāʕāt|m-p}} |
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* Esperanto: {{t|eo|cerbaĵo}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|agyvelő}}, {{t+|hu|velő}} |
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|móżdżek|m}} |
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{{trans-top|''(informal)'' intelligence, aptitude}} |
{{trans-top|''(informal)'' intelligence, aptitude}} |
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* French: {{t+|fr|cervelle|f}} |
* French: {{t+|fr|cervelle|f}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|ész}}, {{t+|hu|gógyi}} |
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|ész}}, {{t+|hu|gógyi}} |
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|seso}}, {{t|es|sesera}}, {{t|es|mollera}}, {{t+|es|entendederas}} |
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{{trans-top|''(informal, with “the”)'' the intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, etc.}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|ész}}, {{t+|hu|agy}}, {{t+|hu|észlény}}, {{t+|hu|nagyágyú}}, {{t+|hu|koponya}}, {{t|hu|[[értelmi]] [[szerző]]}}, {{t+|hu|agytröszt}} |
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* Italian: {{t|it|testa pensante|m}} |
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* Italian: {{t|it|testa pensante|m}} |
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====See also==== |
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* {{sense|intelligent person; director, planner, administrator}} {{l|en|mastermind}} |
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* [[bairns#English|bairns]] |
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===Verb=== |
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[[ar:brains]] |
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[[ast:brains]] |
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[[ca:brains]] |
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# {{infl of|en|brain||s-verb-form}} |
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[[cy:brains]] |
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===Anagrams=== |
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[[et:brains]] |
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* {{anagrams|en|a=abinrs|risban|Rabins|abrins|bairns|brians}} |
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Latest revision as of 02:39, 30 June 2024
See also: Brains
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]brains
Noun
[edit]brains pl (plural only)
- The substance of a brain, as a material or foodstuff.
- c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- I would, while it was smiling in my face,
Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums,
And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you
Have done to this.
- (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?
- 1990, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1:
- I mean, it's a bit of a waste of money paying me eighteen grand to run errands, isn't it? Come on. I'm supposed to be the brains of this outfit.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]as food
(informal) intelligence, aptitude
(informal, with “the”) the intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, etc.
See also
[edit]- (intelligent person; director, planner, administrator): mastermind
Verb
[edit]brains
- third-person singular simple present indicative of brain
Anagrams
[edit]Categories:
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- Rhymes:English/eɪnz
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- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English pluralia tantum
- English terms with quotations
- English informal terms
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