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brains

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for brains.

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It has also been rumored it helps to have two or more brains to understand ribbonfarm posts after 2012.

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of brains gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

(informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.

noun

(informal, with "the") The intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, etc.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brains.

noun

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

noun

(informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.

noun

(informal, with "the") The intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, etc.

Example sentences

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It has also been rumored it helps to have two or more brains to understand ribbonfarm posts after 2012.

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We need brains and passion to make it happen and to make it happen in style.

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People are just getting used to this huge mesh their brains now exist in, and they are still dysfunctional at it.

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Having corporations produce goods is fine, having them try to hack our brains is not.

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They hire us for our brains, and then tell us not to use them.

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The process doesn't care about society and its current beliefs, because human brains are several orders of magnitude faster than human reproduction.

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Unfortunately our ape brains see a high status individual and cluster these things together.

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Their brains are developing and technology, scientifically proven, gets in the way of brain development- just like TV and video games in my gen.

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That is a pretty nasty combination of brawn and brains.

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Man, and all this time I thought it was because of their smaller brains.

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Add any brains, like we saw in Vietnam insurgency, to get a different scenario.

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I feel a new Tower of Babel collapse will come because technological change will outpace the rate at which human brains can learn.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use brains in a sentence?

It has also been rumored it helps to have two or more brains to understand ribbonfarm posts after 2012.

What does brains mean?

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

What part of speech is brains?

brains is commonly used as noun.