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- brood bitch/ˈbruːd ˌbɪtʃ/A female dog used specifically for breeding.nounLow
- brood bud/bruːd bʌd/A botanical term for a dormant or undeveloped bud that remains inactive for an extended period, often serving as a reserve growth point on a plant.nounVery Low
- brood parasite/ˌbruːd ˈpærəsaɪt/An organism (typically a bird or insect) that tricks another species into raising its young.nounLow
- brood parasitism/ˈbruːd ˈpær.ɪ.sɪ.tɪ.zəm/A reproductive strategy in which an animal, typically a bird, lays its eggs in the nest of another species, shifting the cost of incubation and raising the young to the host.nounC2
- brood pouch/ˈbruːd ˌpaʊtʃ/A specialized anatomical structure in some animals where eggs or developing young are protected and nurtured.nounlow
- brooder/ˈbruːdə(r)/A person who thinks persistently about something troubling; a device or enclosure for rearing young birds.nounC2
- broodmare/ˈbruːd.meə(r)/A mare kept for breeding.nounLow Frequency
- brook/brʊk/A small, natural freshwater stream.nounC1 (for 'stream' meaning); C2 (for 'tolerate' meaning)
- brook farm/brʊk fɑːm/A small farm, especially one located by a stream (brook), typically implying a modest agricultural operation.nounLow
- brook park/brʊk/to tolerate or allow (something, usually a negative action or situation) – often used in negative contexts.nounC1 (Low frequency, literary/formal register)
- brook trout/ˈbrʊk traʊt/A freshwater fish native to eastern North America, characterized by dark, worm-like markings and a white-edged fin.nounLow
- brooke/brʊk/To tolerate or endure something; to put up with.nounC1
- brookfield/ˈbrʊk.fiːld/A proper noun referring to a specific place name, typically a settlement, institution, or location.nounLow (proper noun, context-dependent)
- brookhaven/ˈbrʊk.heɪ.vən/A proper noun, primarily referring to a town or place name, most notably a city in the U.S. state of Georgia and a prominent national laboratory in New York.nounC2 / Proper Noun / Very Low
- brookie/ˈbrʊki/A hybrid fish resulting from crossbreeding a brook trout and a brown trout.nounLow
- brookings/ˈbrʊkɪŋz/A proper noun referring to the Brookings Institution, a prominent American think tank conducting research and analysis on public policy issues.nounLow
- brookite/ˈbrʊk.aɪt/A rare, naturally occurring mineral, one of the three main crystalline forms of titanium dioxide (TiO₂).nounExtremely low/Very technical
- brooklet/ˈbrʊk.lət/A small brook or stream.nounVery Low
- brooklime/ˈbrʊklaɪm/A small perennial plant (Veronica beccabunga) with blue flowers, typically found growing in shallow, running water such as streams and brooks.nounVery Low Frequency (C2+)
- brookline/ˈbrʊklaɪn/A proper noun referring to a specific place name, most commonly a town in Massachusetts, USA.nounVery Low
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