Mind vs. Brain

Mindnoun

The ability for rational thought.

‘Despite advancing age, his mind was still as sharp as ever.’;

Brainnoun

The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

Mindnoun

The ability to be aware of things.

‘There was no doubt in his mind that they would win.’;

Brainnoun

(informal) An intelligent person.

‘She was a total brain.’;

Mindnoun

The ability to remember things.

‘My mind just went blank.’;

Brainnoun

(plurale tantum) A person who provides the intelligence required for something.

‘He is the brains behind the scheme.’;

Mindnoun

The ability to focus the thoughts.

‘I can’t keep my mind on what I’m doing.’;

Brainnoun

(in the plural) Intellect.

‘She has a lot of brains.’;

Mindnoun

Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.

‘He was one of history’s greatest minds.’;

Brainnoun

(in the singular) An intellectual or mental capacity.

‘Gerald always acts like he doesn't have a brain.’;

Mindnoun

Judgment, opinion, or view.

‘He changed his mind after hearing the speech.’;

Brainnoun

By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.

‘The computer's brain is capable of millions of calculations a second.’;

Mindnoun

Desire, inclination, or intention.

‘She had a mind to go to Paris.’; ‘I have half a mind to do it myself.’;

Brainnoun

oral sex

Mindnoun

A healthy mental state.

‘I, ______ being of sound mind and body, do herebynb...’; ‘You are losing your mind.’;

Brainverb

(transitive) To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.

Mindnoun

(philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.

‘The mind is a process of the brain.’;

Brainverb

To strike (someone) on the head.

Mindverb

To remember.

Brainverb

To destroy; to put an end to.

Mindverb

To attend to, concern oneself with, heed, be mindful of.

‘You should mind your own business.’;

Brainverb

To conceive in the mind; to understand.

Mindverb

(originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.

‘I wouldn't mind an ice cream right now.’;

Brainnoun

The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain.

Mindverb

To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.

‘Would you mind my bag for me?’;

Brainnoun

The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates.

Mindverb

To make sure, to take care (that).

‘Mind you don't knock that glass over.’;

Brainnoun

The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding; as, use your brains.

Mindverb

To be careful about.

Brainnoun

The affections; fancy; imagination.

Mindverb

Used to make something you have said less strong.

‘I'm not very healthy—I do eat fruit sometimes, mind.’;

Brainnoun

a very intelligent person.

Mindverb

(obsolete) To have in mind; to intend.

Brainnoun

the controlling electronic mechanism for a robot, guided missile, computer, or other device exhibiting some degree of self-regulation.

Mindverb

(obsolete) To put in mind; to remind.

Brainverb

To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains.

‘There thou mayst brain him.’; ‘It was the swift celerity of the death . . . That brained my purpose.’;

Mindnoun

The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; - often in distinction from the body.

‘By the mind of man we understand that in him which thinks, remembers, reasons, wills.’; ‘What we mean by mind is simply that which perceives, thinks, feels, wills, and desires.’; ‘Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.’; ‘The mind shall banquet, though the body pine.’;

Brainverb

To conceive; to understand.

‘'T is still a dream, or else such stuff as madmenTongue, and brain not.’;

Mindnoun

The state, at any given time, of the faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity or state;

‘A fool uttereth all his mind.’; ‘Being so hard to me that brought your mind, I fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling her mind.’;

Brainnoun

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

Mindnoun

Choice; inclination; liking; intent; will.

‘If it be your minds, then let none go forth.’;

Brainnoun

mental ability;

‘he's got plenty of brains but no common sense’;

Mindnoun

Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc.

Brainnoun

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’;

Mindnoun

Courage; spirit.

Brainnoun

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality;

‘Mozart was a child genius’; ‘he's smart but he's no Einstein’;

Mindverb

To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention; to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark; to note.

‘My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play.’;

Brainnoun

the brain of certain animals used as meat

Mindverb

To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to attend to; as, to mind one's business.

‘Bidding him be a good child, and mind his book.’;

Brainverb

hit on the head

Mindverb

To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master.

Brainverb

kill by smashing someone's skull

Mindverb

To have in mind; to purpose.

‘I mind to tell him plainly what I think.’;

Brain

A brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. It is located in the head, usually close to the sensory organs for senses such as vision.

Mindverb

To put in mind; to remind.

‘He minded them of the mutability of all earthly things.’; ‘I do thee wrong to mind thee of it.’;

Mindverb

To give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog minds well.

Mindnoun

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’;

Mindnoun

recall or remembrance;

‘it came to mind’;

Mindnoun

an opinion formed by judging something;

‘he was reluctant to make his judgment known’; ‘she changed her mind’;

Mindnoun

an important intellectual;

‘the great minds of the 17th century’;

Mindnoun

attention;

‘don't pay him any mind’;

Mindnoun

your intention; what you intend to do;

‘he had in mind to see his old teacher’; ‘the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces’;

Mindnoun

knowledge and intellectual ability;

‘he reads to improve his mind’; ‘he has a keen intellect’;

Mindverb

be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by;

‘I don't mind your behavior’;

Mindverb

be concerned with or about something or somebody

Mindverb

be in charge of or deal with;

‘She takes care of all the necessary arrangements’;

Mindverb

pay close attention to; give heed to;

‘Heed the advice of the old men’;

Mindverb

be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to;

‘Beware of telephone salesmen’;

Mindverb

keep in mind

Mind

The mind is the set of faculties responsible for mental phenomena. Often the term is also identified with the phenomena themselves.