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noun

Definition of brainsnext
plural of brain
as in intelligence
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems you have the brains to figure out that problem on your own

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brains

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verb

present tense third-person singular of brain
as in skulls

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  1. intelligence
  2. intellect
  3. sense
  4. reason
  5. brainpower
Noun
  • Israel’s intelligence capabilities inside Iran are understood to be vast and Israeli intelligence has carried out multiple successful assassinations inside Iran.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In 2021, the Justice Department charged three North Korean computer programmers, members of the country's military intelligence agency, in connection with a series of global cyberattacks allegedly conducted on behalf of the regime.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of intelligence
Noun
  • Maybe the judge presiding will have the courage and intellect to break up this cesspool of crime.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • His speech emphasized the group’s groundbreaking fusion of jazz and soul within hip-hop, showing that authenticity and intellect could seamlessly blend with coolness.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of intellect
Noun
  • Within this microcosm of society, some women find solace and an unexpected sense of freedom within a restrictive society, while others are unjustly confined for defying societal norms.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
  • So the researchers look at this random, unrelated environmental factor to having ADHD — the fact the doctor is seeing these kids on Halloween — to get a sense of just how subjective and prone to error these decisions are.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of sense
Noun
  • However, after the loss to Miami, there are some reasons for optimism.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Over the past three years, 19 states have passed laws regarding exemptions from COVID vaccinations, including 10 that require private employers to exempt anyone citing religious reasons in declining the shot, according to the National Academy for State Health Policy.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of reason
Noun
  • And, with all due respect to the people doing the work, none of these tasks takes much brainpower.
    Gene Marks, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • One dazzling 2014 demonstration of Watson’s brainpower showed off its potential to transform medicine using AI—a goal that IBM CEO Virginia Rometty often calls the company’s moon shot.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019
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