Brain and Nerd

Brain

Brain noun - A very smart person.

Usage example: the brains all sit together at lunch

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Nerd and brain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nerd" instead a noun "Brain".

Nearby Words: brainstorm, brainy, brainless, brained, braining

Nerd noun - A person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits.

Usage example: was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library

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Brain and nerd are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brain" instead a noun "Nerd".

old	old brain	old nerd
good	good brain	good nerd
poor	poor brain	poor nerd
actual	actual brain	actual nerd
Other adjectives: real, nervous, massive, big, huge, little, classic, gigantic, random, giant, oversized.

Asian and Nerdy: Lee is a rather downplayed version in that he gets good grades, but uses his brain more for his investigations and is almost nothing like a stereotypical nerd.

Source: Western Animation / Detentionaire
Take That: In "Slow Times at Farber High," Gary's attempt to use a brain-draining machine on a nerd who humiliated him backfires when he inadvertently sucks up everyone's intelligence.

Source: Series / Weird Science
Lampshaded: this from a talking dog and a patchwork zombie, whose office also employs a Steam Punk robot, a swarm of bees, and a helicopter with the brain of a video game nerd.

Source: Arbitrary Skepticism

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