hatch, incubate; muse, reflect, think; sulk
kept for breeding
clutch, hatch, group of young born or hatched at the same time (especially of birds); family, children; group of related objects
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Brood Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Brood Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To think anxiously or moodily upon.
To think anxiously or moodily upon.
(v. t.)
To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens.
To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens.
(v. t.)
To cherish with care.
To cherish with care.
(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.
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.
(v. t.)
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens.
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens.
(v. t.)
That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
(v. t.)
Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
(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.
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.
(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.
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.
(a.)
Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.
Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.
(a.)
Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutKept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow.
brood
\brood\ (br&oomac;d), n. [oe. brod, as. brōd; akin to d. broed, ohg. bruot, g. brut, and also to g. brühe broth, mhg. brüeje, and perh. to e. brawn, breath. cf. breed, v. t.]
1. the young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens. as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings. i. 34. a hen followed by a brood of ducks.
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; as, a woman with a brood of children. the lion roars and gluts his tawny brood.
3. that which is bred or produced; breed; species. flocks of the airy brood, (cranes, geese or long-necked swans).
4. (mining) heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
similar words(2)
brood bud
to sit on brood
Deorain = v. to brood, to hatch
Deoriaid = n. a hatched brood
Gor = n. an extreme; an opening; a rim; a gore, a puss; a brood.
Also a prefix, denoting augmentation: a. superior; high; broody, ad. greatly; above; very
Also a prefix, denoting augmentation: a. superior; high; broody, ad. greatly; above; very
Gwaling = n. a litter, a brood
Magad = n. a brood; a multitude
Mamwydd = n. a brood goose
Noun
1. the young of an animal cared for at one time
(hypernym) animal group
(hyponym) clutch
(derivation) hatch, cover, incubate
Verb
1. think moodily or anxiously about something
(synonym) dwell
(hypernym) worry, care
2. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
(synonym) hover, loom, bulk large
(hypernym) hang
3. be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
(synonym) sulk, pout
(hyponym) grizzle, stew
(entail) resent
4. be in a huff; be silent or sullen
(synonym) grizzle, stew
(hypernym) sulk, pout
5. sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
(synonym) hatch, cover, incubate
(hypernym) reproduce, procreate, multiply
(entail) sit down, sit
(verb-group) breed, cover
Brood Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To see a fowl with her brood, denotes that, if you are a woman, your cares will be varied and irksome. Many children will be in your care, and some of them will prove wayward and unruly.
Brood, to others, denotes accumulation of wealth.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectBrood, to others, denotes accumulation of wealth.
Brood Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
All of the individual insects that hatch from the eggs laid by one mother.
A group of young animals produced (spawned) at the same time.
FAOBrood Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Brood may refer to:
- Brood, a collective term for offspring
- Brooding, the incubation of bird eggs by their parents
- Brood (honeybee), the young of a beehive
- Brood: to think deeply about something, often in a dark or melancholy manner.
- The Brood, a 1979 horror film directed by David Cronenberg
- Brood (comics), an alien species from the Marvel Comics universe
- The Brood, and The New Brood, WWE professional wrestling stables in 1999
- Brood, The, as in Chris Martens
- The Brood (band), a crossover thrash band from Venice, California
- The Brood (album), a 1984 album by Herman Brood
- The Brood, episode 11 of the first season of Exosquad
- Herman Brood, a Dutch musician, painter and media personality
- Elliott Brood, a death country band from Toronto
- Brood, the dragon clan in Breath of Fire III
- Individual broods of North American periodical cicadas:
- Brood X, the largest brood, which emerges on a 17-year cycle
- Brood XIII, a brood centered on Northern Illinois and its surrounding area, which also emerges on a 17-year cycle.
- Brood XIX, a large brood in the Southern United States which emerges on a 13-year cycle
- Brod (disambiguation), a Slavic toponym
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