brail
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~ a small net used to draw fish into a boat
brail
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~ a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
braille
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~ French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)
braille
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~ a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
blood-brain barrier
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~ a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood; serves to protect the central nervous system; "the brain was protected from the large molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier"
brain
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~ that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
brain
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~ the brain of certain animals used as meat
brain
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~ that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
brain
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~ someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
brain
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~ mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
braincase
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~ the part of the skull that encloses the brain
brainchild
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~ a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality"
brainiac
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~ someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
brainpan
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~ the part of the skull that encloses the brain
brainpower
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~ mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
brainstem
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~ the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
brainstorm
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~ the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
brainstorming
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~ a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions; "we had an intense brainstorming session today"
brainwashing
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~ forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
brainwave
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~ (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph