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brook
1[ brook ]
noun
- a small, natural stream of fresh water.
brook
2[ brook ]
verb (used with object)
- to bear; suffer; tolerate:
I will brook no interference.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Brook
1/ ʊ /
noun
- BrookPeter (Paul Stephen)1925MBritishTHEATRE: stage directorFILMS AND TV: director Peter ( Paul Stephen ). born 1925, British stage and film director, noted esp for his experimental work in the theatre
brook
2/ ʊ /
noun
- a natural freshwater stream smaller than a river
brook
3/ ʊ /
verb
- tr; usually used with a negative to bear; tolerate
Derived Forms
- ˈǴǰ첹, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- Ǵǰl adjective
- Ǵǰl adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of brook1
Origin of brook2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of brook1
Origin of brook2
Example Sentences
Henry will brook no defiance, no matter how allusive, and so Cromwell must die under the shadow of an axe.
He told how his father, a police chief in small-town Iowa, was fired because he stood up to the local good-old-boy network, refusing, on principle, to brook their petty tyrannies.
But some parents, wisely, can’t brook a surveillance state in their home and choose to not inform their kids of this bit of the lore.
Water rose so quickly in a brook in the town that it caused the wall holding it back to collapse, sending water gushing into the street in seconds along the streets.
The brook is a Site of Special Scientific Interest; recognised as important for key species to breed and the larger wildlife ecosystem.
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