Brook (Noun)
Meaning
A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The children loved to explore the woods and play near the babbling brook that ran through it.
- The brook served as a natural dividing line between the two families' properties.
- In the summer, the brook would swell with rainwater and overflow its banks, causing small floods in the nearby fields.
- The brook provided a source of fresh water for the animals and plants in the meadow.
- Hikers carefully made their way across the stepping stones that crisscrossed the brook, trying not to get wet.