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11brood — [n] cluster of children begats, breed, chicks, clutch, descendants, family, flock, hatch, infants, issue, litter, offspring, posterity, progeniture, progeny, scions, seed, young; concept 296 Ant. child brood [v] agonize over be in brown study*,… …
12Brood XIII — (also known as Brood 13 or Northern Illinois Brood) is one of 15 separate broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the midwestern United States. Every 17 years, Brood XIII tunnels en masse to the surface of the ground, lays… …
13Brood XIX — (also known as Brood 19 and the Great Southern Brood) is one of 15 separate broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the southeastern United States. Every 13 years, Brood XIX tunnels en masse to the surface of the ground,… …
14Brood XIV — (also known as Brood 14) is one of 15 separate broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the midwestern United States. Every 17 years, Brood XIV tunnels en masse to the surface of the ground, lays eggs, and then die off in… …
15Brood — (br[=oo]d), v. t. 1. To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens. [1913 Webster] 2. To cherish with care. [R.] [1913 Webster] 3. To think anxiously or moodily upon. [1913 Webster] You ll sit and brood your sorrows on a throne.… …
16brood´ing|ly — brood|ing «BROO dihng», adjective. 1. hovering closely around, as a bird over her brood: »lost in a brooding cloud of fog (Charles Kingsley). 2. dwelling moodily upon a subject of thought. –brood´ing|ly, adverb …
17brood|ing — «BROO dihng», adjective. 1. hovering closely around, as a bird over her brood: »lost in a brooding cloud of fog (Charles Kingsley). 2. dwelling moodily upon a subject of thought. –brood´ing|ly, adverb …
18brood — I verb agonize, be dejected, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate over, despair, despond, dwell upon, fret, grieve, incubare, meditate on, mope, morbidly meditate, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, study, sulk, think anxiously,… …
19Brood (comics) — comicbookspecies| caption=Cover art for Ms. Marvel (vol. 2) #2. Art by Frank Cho. species=Brood publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Uncanny X Men #155 creators=Chris Claremont Dave Cockrum homeworld= notable members= powers= subcat=Marvel Comics… …
20brood — [[t]bru͟ːd[/t]] broods, brooding, brooded 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother. 2) N COUNT: usu sing (emphasis) You can refer to someone s young children as their brood when …
