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brainwork

brainwork noun: work done with the brain; mental effort.

Noun

brainwork (uncountable)

  1. Work done with the brain; mental effort.
    • http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html
      But not more comfortable than we need, I can tell you, comrades, with all the brainwork we have to do nowadays.
    • Its rules are so simple they can be explained in two sentences, yet the brainwork needed to solve it is quite complex.2007 March 21, Will Shortz, “A Rush of Excitement, From Filling in Empty Spaces to Completing a Large Loop”, in New York Times

Origin of brainwork

From brain + work.

Questions about brainwork

What does brainwork mean?
Brainwork means work done with the brain; mental effort.
What part of speech is brainwork?
Brainwork is a noun.

Words near brainwork in the dictionary

  1. brainwipe
  2. brainwiped
  3. brainwipes
  4. brainwiping
  5. Brainwood
  6. brainwork
  7. brainworker
  8. brainworkers
  9. brainworm
  10. brainworms
  11. brainwriting

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