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Which is correct brain or brains?
Brain is singular and Brains is plural.
Does brain have a plural form?
The plural form of brain; more than one (kind of) brain. (plural only) Intelligence, knowledge.
Is use your brains correct?
If we say “Use your brain”, we are referring to the body part, the jelly-like mass of neurons contained in your head. If we say “Use your brains”, we mean “Think” or “Use your intelligence”. Of course, the result is the same – you have to use your brain in order to use your intelligence.
What does have some brains mean?
countable noun. If someone has brains or a good brain, they have the ability to learn and understand things quickly, to solve problems, and to make good decisions. They were not the only ones to have brains and ambition.
Is it rack my brain or wrack?
The spelling ‘rack’ is now used in all senses except for the seaweed called wrack. So it’s “rack and ruin,” … “racking my brains,” and so on. Some other usage guides provide a way of dealing with this question that has a certain brutal charm: just stop using the word wrack.
Is brains a slang word?
brains, Slang. a member of a group who is regarded as its intellectual leader or planner: The junior partner is the brains of the firm. Informal. a very intelligent or brilliant person.
Is it beauty with brains or beauty with brain?
Beauty with brains is the correct.
Is it right to say beauty with brains?
The answer is a big NO. Beauty with a brain actually rather says that you can only have either of these, and you are an ‘exception’ if you have both. This literally makes no sense. Beauty is subjective and Intelligence is objective.
Why do we say rack my brain?
Meaning: To think very hard to find an answer. If you rack your brains, you strain mentally to recall or to understand something. The rack was a mediaeval torture device where the victim was tied to the rack by his arms and legs, which were then practically torn from their bodies.
Why is the word ‘brain’ singular and not plural?
Because we are talking about our brain that is the brains of more than one people , i.e., more than one of that organ,so should be in plural number. And even if we are trying to mean ‘ intelligence ‘ then also we should use the word ‘brains’ no? So,either way it should have been ‘brains’.
Is it correct to say brain or brains?
Yes! Brain and Brains are used as singular and as plural forms. His brain is good. One cannot say his brains are good or he has good brains. Further in the plural form it is written as They have good brains or their brains are good. Here the words they and their are plurals and hence the words brains are used.
Why is the word ‘brain’ wrong?
Because we are talking about our brain that is the brains of more than one people , i.e., more than one of that organ,so should be in plural number. And even if we are trying to mean ‘ intelligence ‘ then also we should use the word ‘brains’ no? So,either way it should have been ‘brains’. ” Brain ” is wrong.
What is the difference between brain and intelligence?
Use your brain. He killed people and ate their brains. Both refer to the physical organ, in singular and plural form, respectively. In this case, ‘brains’ is a synonym for intelligence, so again you are correct.