brain
part of speech
noun (brain, brains); verb (brain — hit on the head, informal)
meaning for a pupil
1) The organ inside your head that controls your body, thinking, memory and feelings. tree →
2) Cleverness, intelligence: "Use your brain." tree →
3) A very clever person: "She's the brains of the team." tree →
sense 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 →
- Wear a helmet to protect your brain. tree →
- Use your brain to solve the puzzle. tree →
- The brain sends messages through nerves. tree →
- Sleep helps your brain learn. tree →
- Let's brainstorm ideas for the story. tree →
- Eating ice cream fast gives me brain freeze. tree →
- She's the brains of our team. tree →
- “Have you brains?” asked the Scarecrow. tree →
note
Plural "brains". Myth: people do not use only 10% of their brain — we use all of it. "Brainy" (informal) means clever.
In the corpora
- Alcohol is against the law to buy before 18 because growing bodies and brains handle it badly.
- Coffee contains caffeine, which makes the brain feel more awake; people who drink it every morning feel slow and grumpy without it.
- Running and other exercise release chemicals in the brain that lift mood, and free weekly parkruns are open to all ages.
- Research shows sleep helps the brain store new movement skills, so practice plus rest works better than practising tired for hours.
- Dolphins sleep with half of their brain at a time, switching sides, so they can keep coming up to breathe.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «brain» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.