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• brook — brook1 brookless, adj. brooklike, adj. /brook/, n. a small, natural stream of fresh water. [bef. 900; ME; OE broc stream; c. D broek, G Bruch marsh] brook2 brookable, adj. /brook/, v.t. to bear; suffer; tolerate: I will brook no interference. [ …   Universalium

• bearable — adjective volunteer staff can make a hospital stay bearable Syn: tolerable, endurable, supportable, sustainable, sufferable, brookable; acceptable, admissible, manageable Ant: intolerable …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bearable — adj endurable, sufferable, tolerable, brookable, Obs. Rare. abideable; passable, admissible, supportable; experienceable …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• endurable — adj tolerable, bearable, brookable, livable, supportable, maintainable, sustainable, suffera ble, Obs. Rare. abideable …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• tolerable — adj 1. endurable, sufferable, brookable, supportable, acceptable, Obs. Rare. abidable; permissible, allowable; experienceable. 2. mediocre, middling, average, so so, ordinary, indifferent, run of the mill, garden variety, household; second rate,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder