second brain

ˈsɛkənd breɪn

Definition

Definition of second brain - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

Rare

digital storage for organizing personal information

Rare

I use my note app as a second brain.

medical

TECH.

the enteric nervous system in the gut

TECH.

The gut is often called the second brain.

enteric nervous system

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Expressions with second

second honeymoon

second vacation taken by a married couple

They went on a second honeymoon to rekindle their romance.

second thought

reconsideration or revised opinion of a previous decision

After a second thought, he decided not to go.

hot second

very short period of time

I'll be back in a hot second.

second city

city ranking second in population or importance

Chicago is often called the second city of the United States.

hang on a second

intj.

ask someone to wait briefly before continuing

Hang on a second, I need to grab my phone.

just a second

short, unspecified period of time

I'll be with you in just a second.

Expressions with brain

brain freeze

pain in the head from something cold

Eating ice cream too fast gave me a brain freeze.

big brain

person with exceptional intelligence or knowledge

She is the big brain behind the project.

brain fog

state of mental confusion or lack of clarity

After the long meeting, I felt a bit of brain fog.

brain rot

mental decline due to excessive media consumption

Watching too much TV can lead to brain rot.

pick someone's brain

ask someone knowledgeable for information or advice

I need to pick your brain about this project.

rack one's brain

struggle to think hard or remember something

She had to rack her brain to solve the puzzle.

brain candy

entertaining content lacking intellectual depth

The movie was pure brain candy, fun but shallow.

brain dump

transfer of large information from one person to another

During the meeting, she did a brain dump of all her ideas.

racking my brain

adj.

causing intense mental effort or strain

This puzzle is really racking my brain.

rot one's brain

make someone less able to think clearly

Constant tabloid gossip will eventually rot his brain.

Examples of second brain in a sentence

Evernote serves as my second brain for work projects.
Scientists study the second brain for its complex functions.
The second brain plays a crucial role in digestion.

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French:mémoire numérique, deuxième cerveau, ...
German:zweites Gehirn, Bauchhirn, ...
Italian:secondo cervello, ...
Spanish:segundo cerebro, cerebro intestinal, ...
Portuguese:segundo cérebro, cérebro intestinal, ...
Chinese:第二大脑, 肠神经系统, ...
Japanese:セカンドブレイン, 腸の神経系, ...
Arabic:العَقْل الثَّانِي, الدِّماغ الثّاني, ...
Hebrew:מוֹחַ שֵׁנִי, הַמּוֹחַ הַשֵּׁנִי, ...
Russian:второй мозг, вторичный мозг, ...
Ukrainian:другий мозок, ентеральний мозок, ...
Hindi:दूसरा मस्तिष्क, आंत का मस्तिष्क, ...
Bengali:দ্বিতীয় মস্তিষ্ক, অন্ত্রীয় স্নায়ুতন্ত্র, ...
Catalan:segon cervell, cervell entèric, ...
Czech:druhý mozek, enterický nervový systém, ...
Danish:anden hjerne, den anden hjerne, ...
Dutch:tweede brein, tweede hersenen, ...
Greek:δεύτερος εγκέφαλος, εντερικός εγκέφαλος, ...
Hungarian:második agy, enterális idegrendszer, ...
Khmer:ឃ្លាំងព័ត៌មានឌីជីថលផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនសម្រាប់រៀបចំព័ត៌មាន, ខួរក្បាលទីពីរ, ...
Korean:세컨드 브레인, 제2의 뇌, ...
Persian:مغز دوم, مغز روده‌ای, ...
Polish:drugi mózg, ...
Portuguese (BR):segundo cérebro, ...
Romanian:al doilea creier, creier secundar, ...
Swedish:andra hjärna, den andra hjärnan, ...
Thai:สมองที่สอง, ...
Turkish:ikinci beyin, bağırsak beyni, ...
Vietnamese:bộ nhớ thứ hai, bộ não thứ hai, ...

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