brook

Words with a similar base: brook

'brook'

[brook.n.01] as in: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

Examples:
the creek dried up every summer

'brook'

[digest.v.03] as in: put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Examples:
I cannot bear his constant criticism
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
he learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

Origins

					brook (English)
└── brouken (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── brucan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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