brain

nouns

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
brain, encephalon
mental ability
"he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit
is derived from
brainy
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
"his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
brain, head, mind, nous, psyche
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
"Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
Einstein, brain, brainiac, genius, mastermind
is derived from
brainy
the brain of certain animals used as meat
brain
is a type of (narrower)
edible viscera of a butchered animal
organs, variety meat

verbs

hit on the head
brain
is a type of (narrower)
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
"He hit her hard in the face"
hit
kill by smashing someone's skull
brain
is a type of (narrower)
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
"This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
kill