Brooke Brooke /ˈbrʊk/

noun

1. English lyric poet (1887-1915)  ( Brooke , Rupert Brooke )
   English lyric poet (1887-1915)
   
   

 brook brook /ˈbrʊk/

noun

1. () A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)  ( brook , creek )
   a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
    The creek dried up every summer
   the creek dried up every summer
   
   

verb

1. () Put up with something or somebody unpleasant  ( digest , stick out , stomach , abide , brook , endure , put up , support , tolerate , bear , stand , suffer )
   put up with something or somebody unpleasant
    I cannot bear his constant criticism
   I cannot bear his constant criticism
    The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
   The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
    He learned to tolerate the heat
   he learned to tolerate the heat
    She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
   She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage