Found 3 items, similar to brook.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: brook anak sungai, mengijinkan, selokan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: brook brook n : a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); “the creek dried up every summer” [syn: creek] brook v : 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”; “She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage” [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, abide, suffer, put up]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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. [1913 Webster] The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water. --Deut. viii. 7. [1913 Webster] Empires itself, as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Shall we, who could not brook one lord, Crouch to the wicked ten? --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] --Sir J. Hawkins. [1913 Webster]