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Brook

Brook Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Brook? [n] a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer" [v] put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Brook: abide \| bear \| creek \| endure \| put up \| stand \| stomach \| suffer \| support \| tolerate Related Terms \| Find terms related to Brook: abide \| abide with \| accept \| adolescent stream \| allow \| arroyo \| be big \| be content with \| be easy with \| bear \| bear with \| beck \| bide \| blink at \| bourn \| braided stream \| branch \| brave \| brooklet \| burn \| channel \| condone \| connive at \| countenance \| creek \| crick \| disregard \| endure \| flowing stream \| fluviation \| fresh \| freshet \| gill \| go \| hang in \| hang in there \| hang tough \| have \| hear of \| ignore \| indulge \| judge not \| kill \| lazy stream \| lean over backwards \| listen to reason \| live with \| lump \| lump it \| meandering stream \| midchannel \| midstream \| millstream \| moving road \| navigable river \| not write off \| overlook \| persevere \| put up with \| race \| racing stream \| rill \| river \| rivulet \| run \| rundle \| runlet \| runnel \| see both sides \| sike \| spill stream \| stand \| stand for \| stick \| stomach \| stream \| stream action \| streamlet \| subterranean river \| suffer \| support \| suspend judgment \| sustain \| swallow \| take \| take up with \| tolerate \| view with indulgence \| wadi \| watercourse \| waterway \| wink at See Also \| accept \| Aegospotami \| Aegospotamos \| allow \| bear up \| countenance \| hold still for \| let \| live with \| pay \| permit \| sit out \| stand for \| stream \| submit \| swallow \| take \| take a joke \| take lying down \| undergo \| watercourse Brook In Webster's Dictionary \Brook\, n. [OE. brok, broke, brook, AS. br[=o]c; akin to D. broek, LG. br[=o]k, marshy ground, OHG. pruoh, G. bruch marsh; prob. fr. the root of E. break, so as that it signifies water breaking through the earth, a spring or brook, as well as a marsh. See {Break}, v. t.] A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek. The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water. --Deut. viii. 7. Empires itself, as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters. --Shak. \Brook\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brooked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brooking}.] [OE. broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, digest, AS. br?can; akin to D. gebruiken to use, OHG. pr?hhan, G. brauchen, gebrauchen, Icel. br?ka, Goth. br?kjan, and L. frui, to enjoy. Cf. {Fruit}, {Broker}.] 1. To use; to enjoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint. --Spenser. Shall we, who could not brook one lord, Crouch to the wicked ten? --Macaulay. 3. To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] --Sir J. Hawkins.

Brook Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Brook?

[n] a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"
[v] put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"

Brook In Webster's Dictionary

\Brook\, n. [OE. brok, broke, brook, AS. br[=o]c; akin to
D. broek, LG. br[=o]k, marshy ground, OHG. pruoh, G. bruch
marsh; prob. fr. the root of E. break, so as that it
signifies water breaking through the earth, a spring or
brook, as well as a marsh. See {Break}, v. t.]
A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.

      The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land
      of brooks of water.                      --Deut. viii.
                                               7.

      Empires itself, as doth an inland brook Into the main
      of waters.                               --Shak.


\Brook\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brooked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Brooking}.] [OE. broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, digest, AS.
br?can; akin to D. gebruiken to use, OHG. pr?hhan, G.
brauchen, gebrauchen, Icel. br?ka, Goth. br?kjan, and L.
frui, to enjoy. Cf. {Fruit}, {Broker}.]
1. To use; to enjoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young
   men can not brook restraint. --Spenser.

         Shall we, who could not brook one lord, Crouch to
         the wicked ten?                       --Macaulay.

3. To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] --Sir J. Hawkins.

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