brook

brook is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.
2. transitive verb. To use; to enjoy.
3. transitive verb. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint.
4. transitive verb. To deserve; to earn.
5. noun. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

   "the creek dried up every summer"

   Synonyms: creek

6. 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"

   Synonyms: abide, bear, digest, endure, stand, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate

Synonyms

creek, abide, bear, digest, endure, stand, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate

Common word forms

brooks, brooked, brooking, brookable, brookless

Words from these letters

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