The portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter It is the primary center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, receiving and interpreting sensory impulses, and transmitting information to the muscles and body organs It is also the seat of consciousness, thought, memory, and emotion, Intellectual ability; intellect

A deep hole or shaft sunk into the earth to obtain water, oil, gas, or brine, An open space extending vertically through the floors of a building, as for stairs or ventilation, An enclosed space for receiving and holding something, such as the wheels of an airplane when retracted, intransitive verb_ To rise to the surface, ready to flow, To rise or surge from an inner source, To pour forth, adverb_ Satisfactorily or sufficiently, In a manner affording benefit or gain; advantageously, In a prudent or sensible manner, adjective_ Advisable; prudent, Of or characterized by the maintenance of good health practices. Often used in combination, In a satisfactory condition; right or proper.

a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod, a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked, Plural form of stock, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stockstocks

Yielding readily to pressure or weight, Sports Not tense and therefore capable of absorbing the impact of a ball or puck and of catching, receiving, or controlling it, Not sharply drawn or delineate, adverb_ In a soft manner; gently

A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories, A leaping or jumping movement, especially a gait in which hops and steps alternate, A container for receiving, transporting, and dumping waste materials, intransitive verb_ To move by hopping on one foot and then the other, To pass from point to point, omitting or disregarding what intervenes, To miss or omit as one in a series, transitive verb_ To leap lightly over,To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss, colloq. To cause to skip

A large room, such as a drawing room, used for receiving and entertaining guests, An apartment for the reception of company; a saloon; hence, a fashionable gathering or assemblage, a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work

A right or prerogative of the crown, as that of receiving a percentage of the proceeds from mines in the royal domain, The granting of a right by a monarch to a corporation or an individual to exploit specified natural resources, The character of being kingly, or proper to a king; royal quality, literally or figuratively; kingliness

receiving deferential regard, Describing one considered to be deserving of respect, who is due special honor or appreciation, verb_ Simple past tense and past participle of respect

The act or practice of receiving stolen goods, The act of resetting, Setting to zero, verb_ To set to zero, To set back to the initial state, adjust again after an initial failure, transitive verb_ To set again, intransitive verb_ To adjust (the interest rate of a loan) according to contractual arrangement, as at the end of a preset term, To change to a different interest rate according to contractual arrangement, as at the end of a preset term. Used of a loan

a person who receives somethin, A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom, or that to which, anything is given or communicated; specifically, the receiver of a still, One who receives blood, tissue, or an organ from a donor, adjective_ Functioning as a receiver; receptive, Receiving; receptive