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brain
English
Etymology
From Middle English brayn, brain, from Old English bræ?n (“brain”), from Proto-Germanic *bragn? (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mreg?nom (“skull, brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mreg?- (“marrow, sinciput”) + *men- (“mind, to think”). Cognate with Scots braine, brane (“brain”), North Frisian brayen, brein (“brain”), Saterland Frisian Brainge (“brain”), West Frisian brein (“brain”), Dutch brein (“brain”), Low German Brägen, Bregen (“brain”) (whence German Bregen (“animal brain”)), Ancient Greek ??????? (brekhmós, “front part of the skull, top of the head”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: br?n, IPA(key): /b?e?n/
- Homophone: brane
- Rhymes: -e?n
Noun
brain (plural brains)
- The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
- Synonyms: harns; see also Thesaurus:brain
- (informal) An intelligent person.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:genius
- (plural only) A person who provides the intelligence required for something.
- (in the plural) Intellect.
- 2008 Quaker Action (magazine) Rights trampled in rush to deport immigrant workers, Fall 2008, Vol. 89, No. 3, p. 8:
- "We provided a lot of brains and a lot of heart to the response when it was needed," says Sandra Sanchez, director of AFSC's Immigrants' Voice Program in Des Moines.
- (in the singular) An intellectual or mental capacity.
- 2008 Quaker Action (magazine) Rights trampled in rush to deport immigrant workers, Fall 2008, Vol. 89, No. 3, p. 8:
- By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
- (slang, vulgar) Oral sex.
- 2012, Mack Maine featuring Turk and Mystikal, I'm On It
- You said I got brain from your dame in the range
- In the passing lane
- But you really ain't got no proof
- 2012, Mack Maine featuring Turk and Mystikal, I'm On It
- (informal, slang) Mind.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- (brain lobes) brain lobe; frontal lobe, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe (Category: en:Brain)
Verb
brain (third-person singular simple present brains, present participle braining, simple past and past participle brained)
- (transitive) To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
- (transitive, slang) To strike (someone) on the head.
- (transitive, figuratively) To destroy; to put an end to.
- (transitive, obsolete) To conceive in the mind; to understand.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:brain.
Translations
Further reading
- brain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Barin, Brian, Rabin, abrin, bairn, brian
Irish
Noun
brain m
- inflection of bran:
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Mutation
Middle English
Noun
brain
- Alternative form of brayn
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- broin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bran?/
Noun
brain m
- inflection of bran:
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative plural
Mutation
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brai?n/
Noun
brain m pl
- plural of brân
Mutation
brain From the web:
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heart
English
Alternative forms
- hart, harte, hearte (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English herte, from Old English heorte (“heart”), from Proto-West Germanic *hert?, from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *??r (“heart”). Doublet of cardia.
Most of the modern figurative senses (such as passion or compassion, spirit, inmost feelings, especially love, affection, and courage) were present in Old English. However, the meaning “center” dates from the early 14th century.
The verb sense “to love” is from the 1977 I ? NY advertising campaign.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h??t/
- (General American) enPR: härt, IPA(key): /h??t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
- Homophone: hart
Noun
heart (countable and uncountable, plural hearts)
- (anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
- (uncountable) Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
- 2008, "Rights trampled in rush to deport immigrant workers," Quaker Action (magazine), vol. 89, no. 3, page 8:
- "We provided a lot of brains and a lot of heart to the response when it was needed," says Sandra Sanchez, director of AFSC's Immigrants' Voice Program in Des Moines.
- Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. (Antoine de Saint Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943)
- 2008, "Rights trampled in rush to deport immigrant workers," Quaker Action (magazine), vol. 89, no. 3, page 8:
- The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
- Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.
- Synonyms: bravery, nerve; see also Thesaurus:courage
- c. 1679, William Temple, Essay
- The expelled nations take heart, and when they fled from one country, invaded another.
- Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.
- (archaic) A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address.
- Synonyms: honey, sugar; see also Thesaurus:sweetheart
- c. 1596-99, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act V scene v[4]:
- My King, my Jove, I speak to thee, my heart!
- c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I scene ii[5]:
- Awake, dear heart, awake. Thou hast slept well.
Awake.
- Awake, dear heart, awake. Thou hast slept well.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, pp. 9–10:
- Certain unscrupulous men may call upon you here in your dressing-room. They will lavish you with flowers, with compliments, with phials of Hungary water and methuselahs of the costliest champagne. You must be wary of such men, my hearts, they are not to be trusted.
- Personality, disposition.
- (figuratively) A wight or being.
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II scene i[6]:
- […] I would outstare the sternest eyes that look, / Outbrave the heart most daring on earth, / Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear, / Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey, […]
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II scene i[6]:
- A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ? or sometimes <3.
- A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-fourth Lenormand card.
- (figuratively) The centre, essence, or core.
- Synonyms: crux, gist; see also Thesaurus:gist
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
See heart/translations § Noun.
Verb
heart (third-person singular simple present hearts, present participle hearting, simple past and past participle hearted)
- (transitive, humorous, informal) To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol. [from late 20th c.]
- Synonyms: love, less than three
- 2001 April 6, Michael Baldwin, "The Heart Has Its Reasons", Commonweal
- We're but the sum of all our terrors until we heart the dove.
- 2006, Susan Reinhardt, Bulldog doesn't have to rely on the kindness of strangers to draw attention, Citizen-Times.com
- I guess at this point we were supposed to feel elated she'd come to her senses and decided she hearts dogs after all.
- 2008 January 30, "Cheese in our time: Blur and Oasis to end feud with a Stilton", The Guardian (London)
- The further we delve into this "story", the more convinced we become of one thing: We heart the Goss.
- 2008 July 25, "The Media Hearts Obama?", On The Media, National Public Radio
- (transitive, obsolete) To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage.
- (transitive, masonry) To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater.
- (intransitive, agriculture, botany) To form a dense cluster of leaves, a heart, especially of lettuce or cabbage.
References
Further reading
- heart on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Earth, Erath, Harte, Herat, Herta, Taher, Terah, Thera, earth, hater, rathe, rehat, th'are, thare
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