- a natural freshwater stream smaller than a river
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
brook1 /brʊk/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
brook2 /brʊk/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- 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.
brook1
(brŏŏk),USA pronunciation n.
brook′less, adj.
brook′like′, adj.
brook2 (brŏŏk),USA pronunciation v.t.
brook′a•ble, adj.
- a small, natural stream of fresh water.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English brōc stream; cognate with Dutch broek, German Bruch marsh
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
- take, stand, endure, abide, stomach.
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brook /brʊk/ n
brook /brʊk/ vb
- (transitive; usually used with a negative) to bear; tolerate
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Brook /brʊk/ n
- Peter (Paul Stephen). 1925–2022, British stage and film director, noted esp for his experimental work in the theatre
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'brook' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
babbling brook
- beck
- brooklet
- brooklime
- brook trout
- burn
- ford
- Moore
- rill
- Ripley
- rival
- rivière
- stream
- Taylor
- water jump
- abide
- American brooklime
- bear
- Brook Farm
- brookie
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Brooklyn Center
- Brooklyn Park
- Brook Park
- brooky
- cast
- Corner Brook
- endure
- eulachon
- fleet
- fret
- Gethsemane
- gill
- join
- jump
- lower
- Mountain Brook
- murmur
- nullah
- oquassa
- quebrada
- rambling
- rivulet
- run
- runnel
- Taylor series
- trout
- wanton
- watercourse
- wave
