brains

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of brain. Use it when you mean more than one brain.

   Scientists compared the brains of birds and mammals.

   The lab kept several preserved brains in glass jars.

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2. 2
   nouncolloquialplural

   The power to think well and learn quickly, or how clever a person is.

   Like having a strong engine inside your head for thinking.

   She has the brains to solve any puzzle you give her.

   It takes real brains to fix a problem that tricky.

   Similarintelligence, smarts, wits, intellect, nous

   Oppositebrawn, stupidity

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3. 3
   nouncolloquialpluralwith the

   The clever person who plans and leads a group or task.

   Like the captain who decides where the whole ship goes.

   She's the brains behind the whole company.

   Everyone agreed he was the brains of the team.

   Similarmastermind, architect, planner, organizer, strategist

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4. 4
   nounplural

   The soft inside tissue of an animal's head, used as food.

   Fried brains are a popular dish in some parts of the world.

   The cook soaked the lamb brains in cold water before cooking.

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5. 5
   verb

   Third-person singular of brain. Use it when he, she, or it does the action now.

   He brains the intruder with a heavy frying pan.

   She brains each fish before cleaning it.

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