brook  

Thesaurus for brook

• noun
  • synonyms
    • creek, stream, watercourse  
• verb
  • synonyms
    • digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, abide, suffer, put up, allow, countenance, let, permit  

Pronunciation of brook: B R UH1 K (brʊk)

Number of syllables of brook: 1

Definition of brook

• (n): a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"  
• (v): put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"  

Examples of brook

• There is brook in my town.  
• The brook reaches the Ashuelot River at the village of Winchester.  
• The boundary was the Stirrup Brook.  
• The stream is formed by the juncture of Cascade Brook and Flume Brook.  
• Brook trout thrive in the upper reaches of the stream.  
• The heart of the town is at the junction of the River Roch and Ealees Brook.  
• The headwaters of the brook are variously given.  
• The Ellen brook and Swan River meet in the northeastern corner of the suburb.  
• Everyone sat down in a lather by the brook.  
• An anchorite is sitting aside of a brook.