Defenition of the word brood
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Defenition of the word brood
- The young of a bird cared for at one time.
- The young of a mamal cared for at one time.
- To dwell upon moodily and at length.
- To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
- the young of an animal cared for at one time
- good at incubating eggs especially a fowl kept for that purpose; "a brood hen"
- sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
- think moodily or anxiously about something
- be in a huff; be silent or sullen
- be in a huff
- be in a huff and display one''s displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn''t get what she wanted"
- sit on (eggs)
- be in a huff and display one's displeasure
- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
Synonyms for the word brood
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- brooding
- bulk large
- children
- clutch
- cover
- dwell
- dwell on
- family
- feel sorry for yourself
- fret
- grizzle
- hatch
- hatching
- hover
- incubate
- kids
- litter
- loom
- mope
- offspring
- pout
- stew
- sulk
- worry
Similar words in the brood
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- brood
- brood's
- brooded
- brooder
- brooder's
- brooders
- brooding
- broods
- dwell on
- linger over
- oviparous
Hyponyms for the word brood
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- brood
- clutch
- dominate
- eclipse
- grizzle
- overshadow
- stew
Hypernyms for the word brood
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- animal group
- be
- brood
- care
- chew over
- contemplate
- hang
- meditate
- mull
- mull over
- multiply
- muse
- ponder
- pout
- procreate
- reflect
- reproduce
- ruminate
- speculate
- sulk
- think over
- worry
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