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# brain

«brain» in Mova's school dictionary: **The organ inside your head that controls your body…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (brain, brains); verb (brain — hit on the head, informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The organ inside your head that controls your body, thinking, memory and feelings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#m1)

2) Cleverness, intelligence: "Use your brain." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#m2)

3) A very clever person: "She's the brains of the team." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, the brain sends and receives messages through nerves; it controls breathing, movement and the senses; sleep and healthy food help it work. In safety: wear a helmet to protect your brain. Phrases: use your brain, brainstorm, brainy, rack your brains, brain teaser, brain freeze.

### examples

- Your brain controls your body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x1)
- Wear a helmet to protect your brain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x2)
- Use your brain to solve the puzzle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x3)
- The brain sends messages through nerves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x4)
- Sleep helps your brain learn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x5)
- Let's brainstorm ideas for the story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x6)
- Eating ice cream fast gives me brain freeze. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x7)
- She's the brains of our team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x8)
- “Have you brains?” asked the Scarecrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/#x9)

### note

Plural "brains". Myth: people do not use only 10% of their brain — we use all of it. "Brainy" (informal) means clever.

### In the corpora

- [Alcohol is against the law to buy before 18 because growing bodies and brains handle it badly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/3/)
- [Coffee contains caffeine, which makes the brain feel more awake; people who drink it every morning feel slow and grumpy without it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/5/)
- [Running and other exercise release chemicals in the brain that lift mood, and free weekly parkruns are open to all ages.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/12/)
- [Research shows sleep helps the brain store new movement skills, so practice plus rest works better than practising tired for hours.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/37-being-bad-at-something-and-keeping-going/12/)
- [Dolphins sleep with half of their brain at a time, switching sides, so they can keep coming up to breathe.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/27-dolphins-porpoises-and-seals/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «brain» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brain/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.