plural of brake pad

A part of a whole governing body which is assigned specific powers; examples include the legislature, the judiciary, the executive, the military, and, in non-secular states, the church.

(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum.

A brake which can be used by passengers in a vehicle to stop in event of an emergency. / (automotive, dated) A parking brake.

A brake in a vehicle that can be set to avoid the vehicle rolling down a hill or being pushed away.

(US) A brand name that is associated with or owned by a place of business (often a supermarket - or other chain) that sells products under that name, usually for less money than other brands.

(physics) A hypothetical self-aware entity that arises due to random fluctuations of spacetime.

Alternative spelling of Brahmanism

The principles and religious practice of the Brahmins, aspects of Hinduism as practiced by the Brahmin caste of India. / Historical Vedic ritualism, contrasted with Shramana traditions.

(informal) A pain in the head from eating or drinking something cold; a cold-stimulus headache / (psychology) Failure to remember something, with the sense that recall is imminent.