brood+(noun)

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• brood — ► NOUN 1) a family of young animals produced at one hatching or birth. 2) informal all the children in a family. ► VERB 1) think deeply about an unpleasant subject. 2) (brooding) appearing darkly menacing. 3) (of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch… …   English terms dictionary

• brood´i|ness — brood|y «BROO dee», adjective, brood|i|er, brood|i|est. 1. brooding: »a broody hen. 2. inclined to brood as a hen does; moody: » …   Useful english dictionary

• brood|y — «BROO dee», adjective, brood|i|er, brood|i|est. 1. brooding: »a broody hen. 2. inclined to brood as a hen does; moody: » …   Useful english dictionary

• brood mare — brood mare, a mare kept for breeding. * * * ˈbrood mare f24 [brood mare brood mares] noun a female horse kept for breeding …   Useful english dictionary

• brood chamber — noun 1. : brood pouch 2. or brood nest in a beehive : the part of the comb set aside for brood rearing …   Useful english dictionary

• brood nest — noun see brood chamber 2 * * * brood nest, a round area in the center of a bees nest consisting of cells containing eggs and developing bees. The bees store pollen in cells above and on the sides of the brood nest …   Useful english dictionary

• brood-pouch — broodˈ pouch or broodˈ sac noun A body cavity, eg in viviparous cockroaches, in which eggs or embryos are received and developed • • • Main Entry: ↑brood …   Useful english dictionary

• brood-sac — broodˈ pouch or broodˈ sac noun A body cavity, eg in viviparous cockroaches, in which eggs or embryos are received and developed • • • Main Entry: ↑brood …   Useful english dictionary

• brood — noun 1》 a family of young animals, especially birds, produced at one hatching or birth. 2》 bee or wasp larvae. verb 1》 think deeply about something that makes one unhappy. 2》 [as adjective brooding] appearing darkly menacing. 3》 (of a bird) sit… …   English new terms dictionary

• brood hen — noun a domestic hen ready to brood • Syn: ↑broody, ↑broody hen, ↑setting hen, ↑sitter • Hypernyms: ↑hen, ↑biddy …   Useful english dictionary

• brood|er — «BROO duhr», noun. 1. a closed place that can be heated, used especially in raising chicks and other fowl. 2. a person who broods. 3. a hen hatching or ready to hatch eggs …   Useful english dictionary