The difference between Brook and Stomach
When used as nouns, brook means a body of running water smaller than a river, whereas stomach means an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
When used as verbs, brook means to use, whereas stomach means to tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally.
check bellow for the other definitions of Brook and Stomach
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Brook as a verb (transitive, obsolete, except in Scots):
To use; enjoy; have the full employment of.
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Brook as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To earn; deserve.
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Brook as a verb (transitive):
To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object).
Examples:
"I will not brook any disobedience.   I will brook no refusal.   I will brook no impertinence."
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Brook as a noun:
A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
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Brook as a noun (Sussex, Kent):
A water meadow.
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Brook as a noun (Sussex, Kent, in the plural):
Low, marshy ground.
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Stomach as a noun:
An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
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Stomach as a noun (informal):
The belly.
Examples:
"synonyms: belly abdomtummy bouk q4=obsolete gut guts maw q7=archaic"
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Stomach as a noun (uncountable, obsolete):
Pride, haughtiness.
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Stomach as a noun (obsolete):
Appetite.
Examples:
"a good stomach for roast beef"
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Stomach as a noun (figuratively):
Desire, appetite (for something abstract).
Examples:
"I have no stomach for a fight today."
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Stomach as a verb (transitive):
To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.
Examples:
"I really can’t stomach jobs involving that much paperwork, but some people seem to tolerate them."
"I can't stomach her cooking."
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Stomach as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To be angry.
Examples:
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Stomach as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike.