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BRAYN/breɪn/

The brain is the organ that controls thought and the body. Mind is more about thoughts and memory as experience; brain is physical. Brain damage, brain scan, and train your brain are common; a brainstorm is a meeting to collect ideas. A brainwave is a sudden clever idea; “the brains of the team” means the clever person, not the organ.

Meaning

The organ in your head that controls thought, memory, and the body.

Examples

• “Sleep is important for the brain.”
• “The study looks at how the brain stores words.”
• “He is the brains behind the app.”

Good to know

brain damage / scan. Thoughts as experience: mind. Meeting: brainstorm. Informal: brainwave.

Near in meaning

mind

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