Definition of brood Brood
/bɹuˈd/ - [brud] - brood
We found 31 definitions of brood from 7 different sources.
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NounPlural: broods |
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| brood - the young of an animal cared for at one time | ||
| animal group a group of animals | ||
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| brood - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" | ||
| hatch, cover, incubate | ||
| breed, cover have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" | ||
| hatch emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch" | ||
| sit down, sit take a seat | ||
| procreate, multiply, reproduce combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" | ||
| brood - think moodily or anxiously about something | ||
| dwell | ||
| care, worry feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care" | ||
| dwell on, linger over delay | ||
| brood - hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" | ||
| hover, loom, bulk large | ||
| hang suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" | ||
| eclipse, overshadow, dominate cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies" | ||
| brood - be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" | ||
| sulk, pout | ||
| grizzle, stew, brood be in a huff; be silent or sullen | ||
| brood - be in a huff; be silent or sullen | ||
| grizzle, stew | ||
| sulk, pout, brood be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- brood (Noun)
The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. - brood (Noun)
The young of any lay an egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time. - brood (Noun)
The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony. - brood (Noun)
The children in one family. - brood (Verb)
To keep an egg warm to make it hatch. - brood (Verb)
To protect. - brood (Verb)
To dwell upon moodily and at length .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- brood (v. t.)
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens. - brood (v. t.)
The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman with a brood of children. - brood (v. t.)
That which is bred or produced; breed; species. - brood (v. t.)
Heavy waste in tin and copper ores. - brood (a.)
Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs. - brood (a.)
Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow. - brood (v. i.)
To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding. - brood (v. i.)
To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy, serious thought; -- usually followed by over or on; as, to brood over misfortunes. - brood (v. t.)
To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens. - brood (v. t.)
To cherish with care. - brood (v. t.)
To think anxiously or moodily upon.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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brood
The young of a bird cared for at one time. -
brood
The young of a mamal cared for at one time. -
brood
To dwell upon moodily and at length. -
brood
To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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brood
brōōd, v.t. to sit upon or cover in order to breed or hatch: to hatch: to cover, as with wings: to mature or foster with care: to meditate moodily upon.—v.i. to sit as a hen on eggs: to hover over: to think anxiously for some time: to meditate silently (with on, over): to be bred.—n. something bred: offspring, children, or family: a race, kind: parentage: the number hatched at once.—adj. for breeding, as in brood-mare, &c.—adv. Brood′ingly.—adj. Brood′y, inclined to sit or incubate. [A.S. bród; Dut. broed; what is hatched.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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brood
Oysters of about two years old, which are dredged up at sea, for placing on the oyster-beds.
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