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brained

USBRAYND/bɹeɪnd/

2 meanings of brained

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  1. 1
    adjectivefigurativelyin compounds
    Having a brain of a certain kind or number, named by the word placed in front.

    She felt bird-brained after locking herself out of the house twice in one day.

    The cartoon starred a funny two-brained monster that argued with itself.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Past tense of brain. Use this form when talking about hitting someone hard on the head earlier.

    He nearly brained himself on the low doorframe in the dark.

    She brained the rat with a shovel before it could scurry away.

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brained is a form of brain

brain, verb: To think clearly and well. Full entry

Forms
brainbrains he/she/itbraining -ing formbrained past tense, past participle
Spelling
brain → brained: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

It comes from the word "brain" plus "-ed".