brain
/ˈbɹeɪ̯n/
noun11
verb5
forms
brained · braining · brains
Phrases with brain
- beat one's brainTo struggle to think or remember something.
- bend the brainTo be difficult to comprehend.
- bird of one's own brainOne's own idea or conception.
- brain blastThe moment of a sudden unexpected discovery.
- brain bucketA protective helmet, as worn, for example, by a motorcyclist, bicyclist, or soldier in combat.
- brain candyA narrative, commentary, etc. which amuses and holds one's attention, but which lacks intellectual depth or importance.
- brain drainThe migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or more developed nations.
- brain surgeonSomeone who does brain surgery.
- brain surgerySurgery on the brain or, loosely, any part of the nervous system.
- half a brainA very basic or minimal level of intelligence.
- mommy brainA state in which a new mother is forgetful, absent-minded, or easily distracted.
- on the brainObsessively in mind.
- pick someone's brainTo seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.