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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/bɹeɪnz/}}
* {{IPA|en|/bɹeɪnz/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-brains.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-brains.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪnz|s=1}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪnz|s=1}}


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===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-plural noun}}
{{en-noun|p}}


# The [[substance]] of a [[brain]] as a [[material]] or [[foodstuff]].
# The [[substance]] of a [[brain]], as a [[material]] or [[foodstuff]].
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Macbeth}}
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Macbeth
#*: I would, while it was smiling in my face,
|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.}}
#*: 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.
# {{lb|en|informal}} The [[figurative]] [[substance]] of a [[brain]]: [[mental]] [[ability]], [[intelligence]].
# {{lb|en|informal}} The [[figurative]] [[substance]] of a [[brain]]: [[mental]] [[ability]], [[intelligence]].
#: ''Sadly, I got my '''brains''' from my mom and my looks from the mailman''.
#: {{ux|en|Sadly, I got my '''brains''' from my mom and my looks from the mailman.}}
# {{lb|en|informal|with “the”}} The [[intelligent]] [[person]] or [[people]] in a [[group]]: the [[director]], [[planner]], [[administrator]], etc.
# {{lb|en|informal|with "the"}} The [[intelligent]] [[person]] or [[people]] in a [[group]]: the [[director]], [[planner]], [[administrator]], etc.
#: ''Who's the '''brains''' behind this operation?''
#: {{ux|en|Who's the '''brains''' behind this operation?}}
#* '''1990''', ''[[w:House of Cards (UK TV show)|House of Cards]]'', Season 1, Episode 1:
#* {{quote-av|en|year=1990|title={{w|House of Cards (UK TV show)|House of Cards}}|season=1|number=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.
|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.}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|blow someone's brains out}}
* {{l|en|fuck someone's brains out}}
* {{l|en|hump someone's brains out}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|as food}}
{{trans-top|as food}}
* Arabic:
*: North Levantine Arabic: {{t|apc|نخاعات|tr=nxāʕāt|m-p}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|cerbaĵo}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|cerbaĵo}}
* French: {{t+|fr|cervelle|f}}
* French: {{t+|fr|cervelle|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|agyvelő}}, {{t+|hu|velő}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|agyvelő}}, {{t+|hu|velő}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|móżdżek|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|móżdżek|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|мозги́|m-p}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|мозги́|m-p}}
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* French: {{t+|fr|cervelle|f}}
* French: {{t+|fr|cervelle|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|ész}}, {{t+|hu|gógyi}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|ész}}, {{t+|hu|gógyi}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|seso}}, {{t|es|sesera}}, {{t|es|mollera}}, {{t+|es|entendederas}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|seso}}, {{t|es|sesera}}, {{t|es|mollera}}, {{t+|es|entendederas}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


{{trans-top|''(informal, with “the”)'' the intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, etc.}}
{{trans-top|''(informal, with “the”)'' the intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, etc.}}
⚫
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|ész}}, {{t+|hu|agy}}, {{t+|hu|észlény}}, {{t+|hu|nagyágyú}}, {{t+|hu|koponya}}, {{t|hu|[[értelmi]] [[szerző]]}}, {{t+|hu|agytröszt}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t|it|testa pensante|m}}
⚫
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|ész}}, {{t+|hu|agy}}, {{t+|hu|észlény}}, {{t+|hu|nagyágyú}}, {{t+|hu|koponya}}, {{t|hu|[[értelmi]] [[szerző]]}}
* Italian: {{t|it|testa pensante|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


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{{head|en|verb form}}
{{head|en|verb form}}


# {{en-third-person singular of|brain}}
# {{infl of|en|brain||s-verb-form}}


===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=abinrs|Rabins|abrins|bairns|risban}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=abinrs|risban|Rabins|abrins|bairns|brians}}

Latest revision as of 02:39, 30 June 2024

See also: Brains

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɹeɪnz/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪnz

Noun

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brains

  1. plural of brain

Noun

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brains pl (plural only)

  1. 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.
  2. (informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.
    Sadly, I got my brains from my mom and my looks from the mailman.
  3. (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

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Translations

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See also

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  • (intelligent person; director, planner, administrator): mastermind

Verb

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brains

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brain

Anagrams

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