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Brayn — Recorded in a number of spellings including Brain, Brane, Brayne, and Brayn, this interesting Anglo Scottish surname has two possible origins. The first is locational from a village called Braine in Normandy, and as such was an introduction into… … Surnames reference
brainpan — /brayn pan /, n. the skull or cranium. [bef. 1000; ME brayn panne, OE braegenpanne. See BRAIN, PAN1] * * * … Universalium
braincase — /brayn kays /, n. cranium (def. 2). Also, brain case. [1735 45; BRAIN + CASE2] * * * … Universalium
brainchild — /brayn chuyld /, n., pl. brainchildren. a product of one s creative work or thought. Also, brain child, brain child. [1880 85; BRAIN + CHILD] * * * … Universalium
brainfag — /brayn fag /, n. Informal. prolonged mental fatigue. [1850 55; BRAIN + FAG1] * * * … Universalium
brainpower — /brayn pow euhr/, n. 1. intellectual capacity; mental ability. 2. people with superior mental abilities: an emergency medical conference of all available brainpower. [1875 80; BRAIN + POWER] * * * … Universalium
brainstem — /brayn stem /, n. the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms… … Universalium
brainstorming — /brayn stawr ming/, n. a conference technique of solving specific problems, amassing information, stimulating creative thinking, developing new ideas, etc., by unrestrained and spontaneous participation in discussion. [1955 60; BRAINSTORM + ING1] … Universalium
brainteaser — /brayn tee zeuhr/, n. a puzzle or problem whose solution requires great ingenuity. [1920 25; BRAIN + TEASE + ER1] * * * … Universalium
Braintree — /brayn tree /, n. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston. 36,337. * * * ▪ England, United Kingdom town and district, administrative and historic county of Essex, England, in the north central part of the county. The town of Braintree lies… … Universalium
