Antonyms for
brook
A body of running water smaller than a river
0 antonyms 5 letters

No Antonyms Found for Brook

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All Definitions for Brook

Below are all the dictionary definitions of brook:

1A body of running water smaller than a river
2A small stream.
3To bear
4Endure
5Support
6Put up with
7Tolerate.
8To enjoy the use of
9Make use of
10Profit by
11To use, enjoy, possess, or hold.
12A water meadow.
13Low, marshy ground.
14To earn
15Deserve.
16A habitational surname from Middle English for someone living by a brook.
17A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Brooks.
18A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Brooke.
19A surname from Hebrew, a transliteration and normalization of Hebrew ברך (barúkh, “blessed”).
20A town in Newton County, Indiana, United States.
21A number of places in England:
22A hamlet in Tedburn St Mary parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, divided into Higher and Lower Brook (OS grid ref SX8091).
23A hamlet in Tavistock parish, West Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SX4772).
24A hamlet in Bramshaw parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU2714).
25A hamlet in King's Somborne parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3428).
26A village in Brighstone parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ3983).
27A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TR0644).
28A hamlet in Albury parish, Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0646).
29A hamlet in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9338).
30A hamlet in Llanddowror community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2609).

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About antonyms for brook

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