brood

Definition of brood

Nouns

the young of an animal cared for at one time
Types:
clutch
a number of birds hatched at the same time
Type of:
animal group
a group of animals

Verbs

think moodily or anxiously about something
Synonyms:
dwell
Type of:
care, worry
be concerned with
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
Synonyms:
bulk large, hover, loom
Types:
dominate, eclipse, overshadow
be greater in significance than
Type of:
hang
be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
be in a huff and display one's displeasure
Synonyms:
pout, sulk
Types:
brood, grizzle, stew
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
Synonyms:
grizzle, stew
Type of:
brood, pout, sulk
be in a huff and display one's displeasure
sit on (eggs)
"Birds brood"
Synonyms:
cover, hatch, incubate
breed
copulate with a female, used especially of horses
Type of:
multiply, procreate, reproduce
have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

Vocabulary Lists for brood

GRE Super 4800 Plus »(4851 words)
  • abase
  • abash
  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abdicate

Call of the Wild »(76 words)
  • primitive
  • interlace
  • imperious
  • sate
  • aristocrat

The Glass Menagerie »(44 words)
Vocab words pulled from Tennessee William's The Glass...
  • allusion
  • annunciation
  • atmosphere
  • beseech
  • brassiere

Heart of Darkness-- partial word list »(139 words)
  • all
  • amazing
  • and so on
  • bank
  • black

Eternal Sunshine »(81 words)
  • threadbare
  • vindictive
  • lurch
  • overpass
  • self-conscious

John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath »(137 words)
Vocabulary study list for John Steinbeck's "Grapes of...
  • rose of Sharon
  • boxcar
  • fella
  • huddle
  • fretful

Words that contain brood

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 brood hen
 brooder
 brooder pneumonia
 brooding
 broodmare
 broody
 broody hen