brook

¹

[ brook ]

noun

1. a small, natural stream of fresh water.

brook

²

[ brook ]

verb (used with object)

1. to bear; suffer; tolerate:

   I will brook no interference.

   Synonyms: stomach, abide, endure, stand, take

Brook

¹

/ brʊk /

noun

1. 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

/ brʊk /

verb

1. tr; usually used with a negative to bear; tolerate

brook

³

/ brʊk /

noun

1. a natural freshwater stream smaller than a river

Derived Forms

• ˈbrookable, adjective

Other Words From

• brookless adjective
• brooklike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of brook¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English brōc stream; cognate with Dutch broek, German Bruch marsh

Origin of brook²

before 900; Middle English brouken, Old English brūcan; cognate with Dutch bruiken, German brauchen; akin to Gothic brukjan, Latin fruī to enjoy

Word History and Origins

Origin of brook¹

Old English brūcan ; related to Gothic brūkjan to use, Old High German brūhhan , Latin fruī to enjoy

Origin of brook²

Old English brōc ; related to Old High German bruoh swamp, Dutch broek

Example Sentences

But as director Peter Brook reminds us in “The Empty Space,” “If you just let a play speak, it may not make a sound. If what you want is for the play to be heard, then you must conjure the sound from it.”

From Los Angeles Times

Later the same year, there was a mechanical and electrical failure which led to more sewage flowing into Clackers Brook.

From BBC

Clackers Brook is a small river in Wiltshire.

From BBC

This series has been sandwiched between England’s Test tours of Pakistan and New Zealand, meaning players who would likely make up their first XI have been unavailable, such as Harry Brook, Joe Root, Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes.

From BBC

Harry Brook, Brydon Carse and Gus Atkinson are among the players skipping this series before the pre-Christmas Test tour of New Zealand.

From BBC

Related Words

• countenance
• tolerate