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Definition of BROOK

Brook
Brook Brook, n. [OE. brok, broke, brook, AS. br[=o]c; akin to D. broek, LG. br[=o]k, marshy ground, OHG. pruoh, G. bruch marsh; prob. fr. the root of E. break, so as that it signifies water breaking through the earth, a spring or brook, as well as a marsh. See Break, v. t.] A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek. The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water. --Deut. viii. 7. Empires itself, as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters. --Shak.
Brook
Brook Brook, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brooked; p. pr. & vb. n. Brooking.] [OE. broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, digest, AS. br?can; akin to D. gebruiken to use, OHG. pr?hhan, G. brauchen, gebrauchen, Icel. br?ka, Goth. br?kjan, and L. frui, to enjoy. Cf. Fruit, Broker.] 1. To use; to enjoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint. --Spenser. Shall we, who could not brook one lord, Crouch to the wicked ten? --Macaulay. 3. To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] --Sir J. Hawkins.

Meaning of BROOK from wikipedia

- Look up brook or Brook in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A brook is a small river or natural stream of fresh water. It may also refer to: Brook, a programming...
- Stony Brook Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public research university on Long Island in...
- Brook Robert Lopez (born April 1, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball ****ociation (NBA)...
- Ezekiel "Kell" Brook (born 3 May 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2022. He held the International Boxing Federation...
- Kelly Ann Parsons (born 23 November 1979), known professionally as Kelly Brook, is an English model, actress, and media personality. She is known in the...
- location Brooks, Alabama Brooks, Arkansas Brooks, California Brooks, Georgia Brooks, Iowa Brooks, Kentucky Brooks, Maine Brooks Township, Michigan Brooks, Minnesota...
- The Brook is a private club located at 111 East 54th Street in Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1903 by a group of prominent men who belonged...
- The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus Salvelinus of the salmon family Salmonidae native to Eastern...
- Beaver Brook, Nova Scotia Beaver Brook Estates, Alberta Beaver Brook Park, Alberta Beaver Brook, Wisconsin, a town in Washburn County Beaver Brook (community)...
- Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), better known as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter who was po****r with rock...