BROOK Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word brook. (close relations)
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creek | nounn | |||||||
noun • a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) • any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma | ||||||||
beck | verbv | |||||||
noun • a beckoning gesture | ||||||||
burn | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • pain that feels hot as if it were on fire • an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation • a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) • damage inflicted by fire verb • destroy by fire • shine intensely, as if with heat • undergo combustion • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort • cause to burn or combust • feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion • cause to undergo combustion • execute by tying to a stake and setting alight • spend (significant amounts of money) • feel hot or painful • burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent • get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun • create by duplicating data • use up (energy) • damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation | ||||||||
stream | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas • the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously • a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) verb • to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind • exude profusely • move in large numbers • rain heavily • flow freely and abundantly | ||||||||
brooklet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small brook | ||||||||
gill | nounn | |||||||
noun • a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters • a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces • any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus • respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water | ||||||||
rill | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small stream • a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion) | ||||||||
rivulet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small stream | ||||||||
runnel | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small stream | ||||||||
abide | verbv | |||||||
verb • dwell • put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||||||||
apply | verbv | |||||||
verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose • be pertinent or relevant or applicable • ask (for something) • coat, cover or smear a surface with • be applicable to; as to an analysis • give or convey physically • avail oneself to • ensure observance of laws and rules • refer (a word or name) to a person or thing • apply oneself to | ||||||||
bear | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws • an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price verb • have • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) • cause to be born • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • move while holding up or supporting • bring forth • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • contain or hold; have within • bring in • have on one's person • behave in a certain manner • have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices • support or hold in a certain manner • be pregnant with | ||||||||
digest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a periodical that summarizes the news • something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) verb • convert food into absorbable substances • arrange and integrate in the mind • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • become assimilated into the body • systematize, as by classifying and summarizing • soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture • make more concise • soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture | ||||||||
employ | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of being employed or having a job verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose • engage or hire for work | ||||||||
endure | verbv | |||||||
verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • face and withstand with courage • continue to live and avoid dying • undergo or be subjected to • last and be usable • persist for a specified period of time • continue to exist | ||||||||
stand | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a support or foundation • the position where a thing or person stands • a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area • a small table for holding articles of various kinds • a support for displaying ot holding various articles • an interruption of normal activity • a mental position from which things are viewed • a booth where articles are displayed for sale • a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance • tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) • a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air • a defensive effort verb • be standing; be upright • be in some specified state or condition • occupy a place or location, also metaphorically • hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • have or maintain a position or stand on an issue • remain inactive or immobile • be in effect; be or remain in force • be tall; have a height of; copula • put into an upright position • withstand the force of something • be available for stud services | ||||||||
stomach | nounn | |||||||
noun • an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion • the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis • an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness • an appetite for food verb • bear to eat • put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||||||||
suffer | verbv | |||||||
verb • undergo or be subjected to • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) • experience (emotional) pain • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • get worse in quality • be in pain • feel physical pain • feel unwell or uncomfortable • be given to • undergo or suffer • be set at a disadvantage | ||||||||
support | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities • aiding the cause or policy or interests of • something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest • a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission • documentary validation • the financial means whereby one lives • supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation • the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening • a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts • any device that bears the weight of another thing • financial resources provided to make some project possible verb • give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to • support materially or financially • be behind; approve of • be the physical support of; carry the weight of • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts • adopt as a belief • support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm • argue or speak in defense of • play a subordinate role to (another performer) • be a regular customer or client of • put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||||||||
tolerate | verbv | |||||||
verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) • have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition • allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting | ||||||||