The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BRAINS
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What does BRAINS mean?
BRAINS noun- The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
- An intelligent person.
- (in the plural) Intellect.
- By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
- Oral sex.
- Mind.
- To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
- To strike (someone) on the head.
- To destroy; to put an end to.
- To conceive in the mind; to understand.
- The substance of a brain as a material or foodstuff.
- The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.
- (with 'the') The intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, &c.