GREY MATTER Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase grey matter. (close relations)
Definition of GREY MATTER
Best Alternative Words for GREY MATTER
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| brain | nounn | |||||||
noun • that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord • mental ability • that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason • someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality • the brain of certain animals used as meat verb • hit on the head • kill by smashing someone's skull | ||||||||
| intellect | nounn | |||||||
noun • knowledge and intellectual ability • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination • a person who uses the mind creatively | ||||||||
| intelligence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience • a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy • secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy) • information about recent and important events • the operation of gathering information about an enemy | ||||||||
| gray matter | nounn | |||||||
noun • greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons | ||||||||
| gray substance | nounn | |||||||
noun • greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons | ||||||||
| grey substance | nounn | |||||||
noun • greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons | ||||||||
| substantia grisea | nounn | |||||||
noun • greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons | ||||||||
