American English pronunciation
How to pronounce brooks
IPA transcription: [b'ɹʊks]
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Noun
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a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
“the creek dried up every summer”
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United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
Verb
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put up with something or somebody unpleasant
“I cannot bear his constant criticism”
“The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks”
“he learned to tolerate the heat”
“She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage”
Usage examples
- The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks.
- The premise which houses the prep school was originally known as Brookside.
- It borders the city of Brooksville to the southwest, south, and southeast.
- The Steinfurtbach and other numerous mountain brooks run through the area.
- Brookside remains a small town with a distinct Eastern European flavor.
- Franklin, John Hope, and Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham.
- A third cover shows special "behind the scenes" moments during Brooks' live tours.
- The population can be found in the Brookside ward of Northampton.
- The segment is one long song-and-dance number featuring Brooks as the infamous Torquemada.
- Carpenter's high school education began in Brooks School North Andover, Massachusetts.