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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brook1 /brʊk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a small natural stream of fresh water.
brook2 /brʊk/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- [used with a negative word or phrase, or in questions] to bear;
suffer; tolerate:I will brook no interference.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Brooks (brŏŏks),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Gwendolyn, born 1917, U.S. poet and novelist.
- Biographical Phillips, 1835–93, U.S. Protestant Episcopal bishop and pulpit orator.
Van Wyck (van wīk′),USA pronunciation 1886–1963, U.S. author and critic.- a male given name.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brook1 (brŏŏk),USA pronunciation n. - a small, natural stream of fresh water.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English brōc stream; cognate with Dutch broek, German Bruch marsh
brook′less, adj. brook′like′, adj. brook2 (brŏŏk),USA pronunciation v.t. - to bear;
suffer; tolerate:I will brook no interference.
- bef. 900; Middle English brouken, Old English brūcan; cognate with Dutch bruiken, German brauchen; akin to Gothic brukjan, Latin fruī to enjoy
brook′a•ble, adj. take, stand, endure, abide, stomach. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Brooks /brʊks/ n - Geraldine. born 1955, Australian writer. Her novels include March (2005), which won the Pulitzer prize
- Mel, real name Melvyn Kaminsky. born 1926, US comedy writer, actor, and film director. His films include The Producers (1968), Blazing Saddles (1974), High Anxiety (1977), and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1996)
- (Troyal) Garth. born 1962, US country singer and songwriter; his bestselling records include Ropin' the Wind (1991) and Scarecrow (2001)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: brook /brʊk/ n - a natural freshwater stream smaller than a river
Etymology: Old English brōc; related to Old High German bruoh swamp, Dutch broek brook /brʊk/ vb - (tr; usually used with a negative) to bear; tolerate
Etymology: Old English brūcan; related to Gothic brūkjan to use, Old High German brūhhan, Latin fruī to enjoy |