brook

¹brook

noun \ˈbru̇k\

Definition of BROOK

: creek 2

Examples of BROOK

1. <there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook>

Origin of BROOK

Middle English, from Old English brōc; akin to Old High German bruoh marshy ground

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BROOK

Synonyms

beck [British], bourn (or bourne), creek, brooklet, burn [British], gill [British], rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], runlet, runnel, streamlet

Related Words

arroyo, billabong [Australian], fresh, freshet, runoff; bayou, coulee, slough (also slew or slue), stream, wash; canal, channel, cut, cutoff, gut, kill, millrace, millstream, race, watercourse, waterway; affluent, branch, confluent, distributary, influent, tributary

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with BROOK

book, chook, cook, Cook, crook, hook, look, nook, rook, schnook, shook, snook, stook

²brook

transitive verb

Definition of BROOK

: to stand for : tolerate <he would brook no interference with his plans>

Examples of BROOK

1. <I will not brook insults from my own employees.>

Origin of BROOK

Middle English brouken to use, enjoy, from Old English brūcan; akin to Old High German brūhhan to use, Latin frui to enjoy

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to BROOK

Synonyms

abide, absorb, accept, bide [chiefly dialect], bear, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]

Related Words

allow, permit, suffer, swallow; reconcile (to); acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)

Near Antonyms

decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down; combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist; avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss; abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)