Brook

  • 31brook — I. /brʊk / (say brook) noun 1. a small, natural stream of fresh water. 2. WA a creek: this brook is dry for most of the year. {Middle English; Old English brōc stream, related to German Bruch marsh} II. /brʊk / (say brook) verb (t) (usually in a… …

  • 32brook — I [[t]brʊk[/t]] n. a small natural stream of fresh water • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE brōc, c. MLG brōk, OHG bruoh marsh brook′like , adj. II brook [[t]brʊk[/t]] v. t. to bear; suffer; tolerate: I will brook no interference[/ex] • Etymology: bef …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33Brook+ — Technologie ATI Stream™ La Technologie ATI Stream, précédemment appelée Brook+ (basé sur Brook développé par l université de Stanford) puis Close to Metal, est une technologie informatique développée par AMD permettant d’ exécuter des calculs… …

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  • 34brook — n. a babbling brook * * * [brʊk] a babbling brook …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 35brook — [OE] There are two distinct words brook in English. The one meaning ‘stream’ is comparatively isolated; it apparently has relatives in other Germanic languages (such as German bruch), but they mean ‘swamp’, and there the story ends. The now… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 36brook — {{11}}brook (n.) small stream, O.E. broc flowing stream, torrest, of obscure origin, probably from P.Gmc. *broka which yielded words in German (Bruch) and Dutch (broek) that have a sense of marsh. In Sussex and Kent, it means water meadow, and in …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 37brook — I noun a babbling brook Syn: stream, creek, streamlet, rivulet, rill, brooklet, runnel; Brit. bourn, burn, beck II verb, formal we brook no violence Syn: tolerate, allow, sta …

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  • 38brook — [OE] There are two distinct words brook in English. The one meaning ‘stream’ is comparatively isolated; it apparently has relatives in other Germanic languages (such as German bruch), but they mean ‘swamp’, and there the story ends. The now… …

    Word origins

  • 39brook — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brōc; akin to Old High German bruoh marshy ground Date: before 12th century creek 2 II. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English brouken to use, enjoy, from Old English brūcan; akin to Old High …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 40brook — 1. verb /brʊk/ To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative). I will not brook any disobedience. 2. noun /brʊk/ a) a body of running …

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