different between brains vs braine

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?e?nz/
• Rhymes: -e?nz

Noun

brains

1. plural of brain

Noun

brains pl (plural only)

1. The substance of a brain as a material or foodstuff.

   • I would, while it was smiling in my face,

     Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums,

     And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you

     Have done to this.

2. (informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.

   Sadly, I got my brains from my mom and my looks from the mailman.

3. (informal, with “the”) The intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, &c.

   Who's the brains behind this operation?

   • 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 1:

     I mean, it's a bit of a waste of money paying me eighteen grand to run errands, isn't it? Come on. I'm supposed to be the brains of this outfit.

Translations

See also

• (intelligent person; director, planner, administrator): mastermind

Verb

brains

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brain

Anagrams

• Rabins, abrins, bairns, risban

English

Noun

braine (plural braines)

1. Obsolete spelling of brain
   • 1627, George Hakewill, An Apologie or Declaration of the Power and Providence of God in the Government of the World

     That the three pricinpall faculties of the ?oule, the vnder?tanding, the imagination and memorie are di?tingui?hed by three ?everall Cells or Ventricles in the braine, the imaginati?(as is c?ceiued)being c?fined to the forepart, the memory to the hinder part, and judgement or vnder?tanding to the middle part thereof; which opinion Laurentius confutes, and Fermelius derides, makeing them all to be di?per?ed thorow all the receptacles of the braine, in as much as ?omtime when the whole braine is di?affected, the operation but of one of tho?e faculties is hurt; and ?ometimes againe when but one ventricle is hurt, the operation of all the three faculties are hindered.

Anagrams

• abrine, barnie, bearin', berain, erbian, inbear, nebari

Middle English

Noun

braine

1. Alternative form of brayn