brains
- acumen n.
- astuteness n.
- authority n.
- brainpower n.
- capacity n.
- cleverness n.
- erudition n.
- gray matter n.
- head n.
- ingenuity n.
- intellect n.
- intelligence n.
- judgment n.
- mentality n.
- mind n.
- official n.
- profundity n.
- reason n.
- ringleader n.
- sagaciousness n.
- sagacity n.
- sageness n.
- sense n.
- smarts n.
- variety meat n.
- wisdom n.
- wit/wits n.
Example Sentences
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When fully rolled out across U.S. airspace, it is supposed to act as something like the brains of the nation’s air-traffic control system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Such was Rangers' dominance, their complete owning of their visitors in every conceivable category, the Celtic managerial brains trust seemed just as lost as every one of their players on the field.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The tissue came from people with and without Alzheimer's disease who had taken part in a long-term dementia study and later donated their brains for research.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
She already had the beauty and brains, all she’d need was an alias, a leotard and a notebook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
I shouted while Calista ripped, because all zombies cared about was eating brains, and I needed to practice.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff