brood | | |
n. (group) | 1. brood | the young of an animal cared for at one time. |
| ~ animal group | a group of animals. |
| ~ clutch | a number of birds hatched at the same time. |
v. (cognition) | 2. brood, dwell | think moodily or anxiously about something. |
| ~ worry, care | be concerned with.; "I worry about my grades" |
v. (stative) | 3. brood, bulk large, hover, loom | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" |
| ~ hang | be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive.; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" |
| ~ eclipse, overshadow, dominate | be greater in significance than.; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness" |
v. (stative) | 4. brood, pout, sulk | be in a huff and display one's displeasure.; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" |
| ~ resent | feel bitter or indignant about.; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers" |
| ~ grizzle, stew, brood | be in a huff; be silent or sullen. |
v. (emotion) | 5. brood, grizzle, stew | be in a huff; be silent or sullen. |
| ~ pout, sulk, brood | be in a huff and display one's displeasure.; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" |
v. (body) | 6. brood, cover, hatch, incubate | sit on (eggs).; "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" |
| ~ procreate, reproduce, multiply | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant.; "The Bible tells people to procreate" |
| ~ hatch | emerge from the eggs.; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch" |
| ~ breed, cover | copulate with a female, used especially of horses.; "The horse covers the mare" |
| ~ sit down, sit | take a seat. |
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