BROOK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BROOK?

Need another word that means the same as “brook”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “brook” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Brook” are: creek, stream, small river, streamlet, rivulet, rill, brooklet, runnel, runlet, freshet, gill, abide, bear, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate

Brook as a Noun

Definitions of "Brook" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brook” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A small stream.
• A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river.

Synonyms of "Brook" as a noun (11 Words)

brooklet	A small brook.
creek	A narrow, sheltered waterway, especially an inlet in a shoreline or channel in a marsh. The creek dried up every summer.
freshet	The flood of a river from heavy rain or melted snow.
gill	An organ in an invertebrate animal with a similar function to gills in fish and amphibians.
rill	A shallow channel cut in the surface of soil or rocks by running water.
rivulet	A brownish European moth with white markings, occurring in rough grassland. Sweat ran in rivulets down his back.
runlet	A small stream.
runnel	A small stream. A runnel of sweat.
small river	The slender part of the back.
stream	The act of flowing or streaming continuous progression. A perfect trout stream.
streamlet	A small stream.

Usage Examples of "Brook" as a noun

• The Lake District boasts lovely lakes and babbling brooks.

Brook as a Verb

Definitions of "Brook" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brook” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.

Synonyms of "Brook" as a verb (11 Words)

abide	Dwell. If there is one thing I cannot abide it is a lack of discipline.
bear	Endure (an ordeal or difficulty. I cannot bear to see you hurt.
digest	Systematize, as by classifying and summarizing. I cannot digest milk products.
endure	Continue to live and avoid dying. It seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain.
put up	Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.
stand	Withstand the force of something. The law stands.
stick out	Be or become fixed.
stomach	Bear to eat. If you cannot stomach orange juice try apple juice.
suffer	Undergo or suffer. Suffer a terrible fate.
support	Be the physical support of carry the weight of. He does not support his natural children.
tolerate	Be capable of continued subjection to (a drug, toxin, or environmental condition) without adverse reaction. The patient does not tolerate the anti inflammatory drugs we gave him.

Associations of "Brook" (30 Words)

backwater	A body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam. The country remained an economic backwater.
beck	A beckoning gesture.
carp	Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.
coastal	Of or relating to a coast. Coastal waters.
creek	A stream or minor tributary of a river. The creek dried up every summer.
eel	Used in names of unrelated fishes that resemble the true eels e g electric eel moray eel.
elapse	(of time) pass or go by. Weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack.
estuary	The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
fish	Catch or try to catch fish or shellfish. In the living room there was a tank of colorful fish.
fluvial	Of or found in a river. Fluvial processes.
ford	A shallow area in a stream that can be forded.
glen	A narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland.
gully	A fielder at gully. He was caught in the gully by Jones.
inlet	A place or means of entry. An air inlet.
lake	A large surplus of a liquid commodity. Boys were swimming in the lake.
lamprey	Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue.
loch	An arm of the sea, especially when narrow or partially landlocked. Loch Lomond.
minnow	An artificial lure imitating a minnow. The paper is a minnow in the national newspaper mass market.
pond	Hold back or dam up flowing water or another liquid to form a pond. A garden pond.
puddle	Make a puddle by splashing water. Splashing through deep puddles.
river	Used in names of animals and plants living in or associated with rivers e g river dolphin. The river was navigable for 50 miles.
rivulet	A very small river or stream. Sweat ran in rivulets down his back.
roach	A cockroach.
salmon	The flesh of the salmon as food. Cotton checked throw in cream and salmon pink.
sea	A roughly definable area of the sea. There was still some sea running.
stingray	Large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds.
stream	Something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously. Frank blew out a stream of smoke.
tributary	Flowing into a larger stream. The Illinois River a tributary of the Mississippi.
trout	Flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes.
tuna	The flesh of the tuna as food.