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brood
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- pronunciation:
- brud
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a group of young birds or other animals hatched or born at the same time to one mother.
The hen sheltered her brood under her wings.
- synonyms:
- clutch, litter, spawn, young
- similar words:
- hatch, offspring
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definition 2: |
(informal) the children belonging to one family.
The mother fussed over her brood, making sure they all buttoned up their coats.- similar words:
- children, kids, offspring, spawn, youngsters
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related words: |
kindle |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
broods, brooding, brooded |
definition 1: |
to sit on (eggs) and cause to hatch.
- similar words:
- clutch, hatch, incubate
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definition 2: |
to protect (young birds) by covering with the body or wings.
- similar words:
- protect
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to sit on eggs in order to hatch them.
- similar words:
- set, sit
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definition 2: |
to ponder or deliberate, often moodily, a single subject (usu. fol. by "on" or "over").
She brooded over the problem all night.He brooded on these new questions for several weeks.- synonyms:
- mope
- similar words:
- chew the cud, contemplate, dwell on, meditate, ponder, reflect, ruminate, worry
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related words: |
cogitate, consider, fret, mope, pout, puzzle, stew, study, think |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
kept for the purpose of breeding.
The brood hen sat on her clutch of eggs.a broodmare |
derivation: |
broodless (adj.) |
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