Brook word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "brook" word

[noun] a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"
[verb] 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"

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\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\, 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.

Synonyms for brook

abide, bear, creek, endure, put up, stand, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate

Related terms: abide with, allow, arroyo, blink at, bourn, branch, channel, condone, countenance, fluviation, freshet, gill, have, judge not, lean over backwards, lump, navigable river, race, river, rundle, sustain, view with indulgence

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Let's analyse "brook" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: KOORB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -... .-. --- --- -.-

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: brook: 6 + 6 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: brook: 2 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 2 = 25, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
K (1)	11	Justice	Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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