brook

IPA: brˈʊk

A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
(Sussex, Kent) A water meadow.
(Sussex, Kent, in the plural) Low, marshy ground.
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.
A town in Newton County, Indiana, United States.
A number of places in England:
A village in Brighstone parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ3983).
A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TR0644).
A hamlet in Albury parish, Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0646).
A hamlet in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9338).
A hamlet in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2609)

(transitive, formal, chiefly in the negative) To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
(transitive, now chiefly Scotland) To enjoy the use of; make use of; profit by; to use, enjoy, possess, or hold.
(transitive, obsolete) To earn; deserve.

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