brook
Meaning of brook
- a small stream.
the Lake District boasts lovely lakes and babbling brooks
Old English brōc, of unknown origin; related to Dutch broek and German Bruch ‘marsh’.
verb- tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition).
Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew
Old English brūcan ‘use, possess’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bruiken and German brauchen . The current sense dates from the mid 16th century, a figurative use of an earlier sense ‘digest, stomach’.
Information about brook
- The plural form of brook is: brooks.
- Languages in which brook is used:
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Hyphenation of brook
brook
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- brook is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
brook synonyms
Meaning creek:
Meaning digest:
digest, endure, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, abide, suffer
Meaning a small, narrow river:
Meaning a small stream:
Meaning a small stream of water or another liquid:
Meaning a gutter:
Meaning the flood of a river from heavy rain or melted snow:
Meaning the paired respiratory organ of fish and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx:
Meaning a stream:
Meaning a small stream, especially one that flows intermittently or seasonally:
Meaning a branch of a river forming a backwater or stagnant pool, made by water flowing from the main stream during a flood:
Meaning an injury caused by exposure to heat or flame:
Meaning let (someone) have or do something:
Meaning put up with or meekly accept (something unwelcome):
Meaning remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist:
Meaning consent to receive or undertake (something offered):
Meaning officially allow (someone) to do something:
Meaning admit as acceptable or possible:
Meaning a pin, typically one of a pair, fitted to the gunwale of a rowing boat and on which an oar pivots:
Meaning a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree:
Meaning cut with rough or heavy blows:
Translation of brook
- German: Bach, Sumpf, aushalten, ertragen, hinnehmen, dulden, tolerieren, schlucken, leiden
- Spanish: arroyo, riachuelo, pantano, soportar, tolerar, sufrir, aguantar
- French: ruisseau, marais, marécage, supporter, tolérer
- Italian: ruscello, torrente, palude, pantano, aquitrino, tollerare, sopportare, ingoiare
- Portuguese: regatos, aturar, suportar, tolerar
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