How to use brook in a sentence. Brook (brʊk) n (physical geography) a natural freshwater stream smaller than a river [old english brōc Related to old high german bruoh swamp, dutch broek] To not allow or accept something, especially a difference of opinion or… A small, natural stream of fresh water. See examples of brook used in a sentence.
Definition of brook noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Brook a habitational surname from middle english for someone living by a brook A surname from hebrew, a transliteration and normalization of hebrew ברך (barúkh, “blessed”) A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of brooks A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of brooke.
It is usually shallower and narrower than rivers and is often a tributary to larger bodies of water. There are three meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun brook, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This rain, falling on land five, ten, a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand feet above the sea level, begins to run back to the sea, picking out the easiest road and cutting a channel that we call a brook, a stream, or a river.
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