brook
has definitions from the field of geography
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[ noun ] (geography) a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
Synonyms Examples "the creek dried up every summer" Used in print (The New York Times,...)His first shot in the Open last year landed in a brook that flowed along the right side of the fairway . Related terms |
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[ verb ] put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Examples "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" Used in print (The Wall Street Journal,...)There were several fairly good minor portraits in the play , including William_Hansen 's impersonation of a stubborn , rather pathetic father , and Katherine_Squire 's vigorous characterization of a farm mother who brooked no hifalutin ' nonsense from her daughter , or anyone else . Related terms permit take pay accept stand_for bear_up take_lying_down take_a_joke sit_out suffer endurance tolerance toleration |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5133
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1454
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