Words Like BROOD
We have put together a list of words that are similar to BROOD.
18 Alternative Words Similar to brood
7 examples of brood
1
a brood of chickens
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a woman with a brood of children
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a brood mare; brood stock
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a brood sow
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to brood over misfortunes
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a hen broods her chickens
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The female covers the eggs
10 definitions of brood
1
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch.
2
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.
3
That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
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Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
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Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.
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Kept for breeding from; ; having young.
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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.
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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.
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To sit over, cover, and cherish.