| mental | | |
| adj. | 1. mental | involving the mind or an intellectual process.; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects" |
| ~ intellectual, noetic, rational | of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind.; "intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man" |
| ~ moral | psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect.; "a moral victory"; "moral support" |
| ~ psychic, psychical | affecting or influenced by the human mind.; "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma" |
| ~ psychogenic | mental or emotional rather than physiological in origin.; "a psychogenic disorder" |
| ~ psychological | mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature.; "give psychological support"; "psychological warfare" |
| adj. (pertain) | 2. mental | of or relating to the mind.; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene" |
| adj. (pertain) | 3. mental | of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks. |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| adj. (pertain) | 4. genial, mental | of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw. |
| adj. | 5. mental | affected by a disorder of the mind.; "a mental patient"; "mental illness" |
| ~ unhealthy | not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind.; "unhealthy ulcers" |
| intelligence | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. intelligence | the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience. |
| ~ ability, power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done.; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" |
| ~ brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, brain, mentality, wit | mental ability.; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" |
| ~ breadth, largeness, comprehensiveness | the capacity to understand a broad range of topics.; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views" |
| ~ intellect, mind | knowledge and intellectual ability.; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect" |
| ~ nonverbal intelligence | intelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of language. |
| ~ verbal intelligence | intelligence in the use and comprehension of language. |
| ~ mental quickness, quick-wittedness, quickness | intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay. |
| ~ mental dexterity, nimbleness | intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind.; "nimbleness of wit and imagination" |
| ~ genius, brilliance | unusual mental ability. |
| ~ precociousness, precocity | intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules. |
| ~ keenness, sharpness, acuity, acuteness | a quick and penetrating intelligence.; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" |
| ~ brightness, cleverness, smartness | intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty. |
| ~ astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings). |
| ~ wits, marbles | the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception.; "he used his wits to get ahead"; "I was scared out of my wits"; "he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind" |
| n. (group) | 2. intelligence, intelligence agency, intelligence service | a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy. |
| ~ administrative body, administrative unit | a unit with administrative responsibilities. |
| ~ military intelligence, military intelligence agency | an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value. |
| ~ united states intelligence agency | an intelligence service in the United States. |
| ~ ic, intelligence community, national intelligence community, united states intelligence community | a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence. |
| ~ international intelligence agency | an intelligence agency outside the United States. |
| n. (communication) | 3. intelligence, intelligence information | secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy).; "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage" |
| ~ info, information | a message received and understood. |
| ~ military intelligence | information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations. |
| n. (communication) | 4. intelligence, news, tidings, word | information about recent and important events.; "they awaited news of the outcome" |
| ~ info, information | a message received and understood. |
| ~ good word | good news. |
| ~ latest | the most recent news or development.; "have you heard the latest?" |
| ~ update | news that updates your information. |
| n. (act) | 5. intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation | the operation of gathering information about an enemy. |
| ~ undercover work, spying | the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes. |
| ~ information gathering | the act of collecting information. |
| ~ current intelligence | intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation. |
| ~ combat intelligence, tactical intelligence | intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations. |
| ~ strategic intelligence | intelligence that is required for forming policy and military plans at national and international levels. |
| ~ sigint, signals intelligence | intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence. |
| ~ clandestine operation | an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment. |
| ~ overt operation | the collection of intelligence openly without concealment. |
| ~ reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission | the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy).; "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission" |
| ~ counterintelligence | intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism. |
| brain | | |
| n. (body) | 1. brain, encephalon | that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord. |
| ~ circle of willis | a ring of arteries at the base of the brain. |
| ~ arteria communicans, communicating artery | any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis. |
| ~ neural structure | a structure that is part of the nervous system. |
| ~ brain cell | a nerve cell in the brain. |
| ~ central nervous system, cns, systema nervosum centrale | the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord. |
| ~ neencephalon, neoencephalon | the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts. |
| ~ forebrain, prosencephalon | the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube. |
| ~ mesencephalon, midbrain | the middle portion of the brain. |
| ~ hindbrain, rhombencephalon | the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem. |
| ~ brain-stem, brain stem, brainstem | the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus. |
| ~ ventricle | one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid. |
| ~ head, caput | the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains.; "he stuck his head out the window" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit | mental ability.; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" |
| ~ intelligence | the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. brain, head, mind, nous, psyche | 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" |
| ~ cognition, knowledge, noesis | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. |
| ~ noddle | an informal British expression for head or mind.; "use your noddle" |
| ~ tabula rasa | a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke). |
| ~ ego | (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind. |
| ~ unconscious, unconscious mind | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware. |
| ~ subconscious, subconscious mind | psychic activity just below the level of awareness. |
| n. (person) | 4. brain, brainiac, einstein, genius, mastermind | someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality.; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" |
| ~ intellectual, intellect | a person who uses the mind creatively. |
| ~ prodigy | an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration.; "she is a chess prodigy" |
| n. (food) | 5. brain | the brain of certain animals used as meat. |
| ~ organs, variety meat | edible viscera of a butchered animal. |
| ~ calf's brain | the brain of a calf eaten as meat. |
| v. (contact) | 6. brain | hit on the head. |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (contact) | 7. brain | kill by smashing someone's skull. |
| ~ kill | 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" |
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