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brooks

Brooks
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [broo ks]
    • /brʊks/
    • /brʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [broo ks]
    • /brʊks/

Definitions of brooks word

  • noun brooks Geraldine. born 1955, Australian writer. Her novels include March (2005), which won the Pulitzer prize 3
  • noun brooks Mel, real name Melvyn Kaminsky. born 1926, US comedy writer, actor, and film director. His films include The Producers (1968), Blazing Saddles (1974), High Anxiety (1977), and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1996) 3
  • noun brooks (Troyal) Garth. born 1962, US country singer and songwriter; his bestselling records include Ropin' the Wind (1991) and Scarecrow (2001) 3
  • noun brooks ˈGwendolyn (Elizabeth) (ˈgwɛndələn ) ; gwenˈdələn) 1917-2000; U.S. poet 3
  • noun brooks Phillips1835-93; U.S. clergyman & writer 3
  • noun brooks Van Wyck (waɪk ) ; wīk) 1886-1963; U.S. critic & biographer 3

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Origin of brooks

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English brōc stream; cognate with Dutch broek, German Bruch marsh

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Brooks

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

brooks popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

brooks usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for brooks

noun brooks

  • arroyos — Plural form of arroyo.
  • bayous — Plural form of bayou.
  • becks — Plural form of beck.
  • creeks — Plural form of creek.
  • firths — Plural form of firth.

verb brooks

  • bears — Plural form of bear.
  • digests — Plural form of digest.
  • eyeballs — Plural form of eyeball.
  • faces — Plural form of face.

adjective brooks

  • lakes — Plural form of lake.

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