Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with brain in American Collocation
brain
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/breɪn/
activate
affect
damage
injure
stimulate
damage or diseases affecting the brain
damage
disorder
haemorrhage
injury
lesion
tumour
Alexandra’s mother died of a brain tumour at the age of 61.
parts of the brain
cell
stem
tissue
Alzheimer’s disease slowly destroys brain cells.
medical treatment for the brain
imaging
scan
surgery
I had to go to hospital for a brain scan.
activity in the brain
activity
function
waves
After doing some tests, they found that he had no brain activity.
quick
sharp
Her brain was still sharp.
You need to use your brains in this job.