Brook

Brook

A brook is a small stream. The word may also refer to:

Places

*In the United Kingdom:
**Brook, Carmarthenshire
**Brook, Hampshire, to the north of Romsey
**Brook, Isle of Wight
**Brook, Kent
**Brook, New Forest, Hampshire, in the New Forest
**Brook, Surrey
*In the United States:
**Brook, Indiana

People

*A persona of Mary J. Blige
*Brook (One Piece), a fictional skeleton from the anime and manga "One Piece"
*Brook Mahealani Lee (born 1971), former Miss USA and Miss Universe (1997) from Hawaii, USA
*Clive Brook (1887 - 1974), English actor
*Eric Brook (1907 - 1965), English footballer
*Faith Brook (born 1922), English actress
*Holly Brook (born 1986), Americah singer and songwriter
*Jayne Brook (born 1962), American actress
*Kelly Brook (born 1979), English model
*Kevin Alan Brook
*Michael Brook (born 1951), Canadian guitarist, inventor, producer, and film music composer
*Norman Brook, 1st Baron Normanbrook
*Peter Brook (born 1925), English theatre and film director and innovator
*Richard Brook, English executive
*Richard Brook VII (born 1959), VP of the WPP group
*Sebastian J. Brook (born 1980), English actor
*Tom Brook (born 1953), "BBC World" presenter
*Yaron Brook

Other uses

*BrookGPU, a framework for GPGPU programming

ee also

*Brooke
*Brooks
*Brock
*Brock (surname)
*Bruck


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  • brook — brook …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Brook — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Brook Sexo Masculino Edad 88 años (38 cuando murió) One Piece Otros nombres Huesos Muertos (Tarareador) …   Wikipedia Español

  • Brook — bezeichnet: Brook (Indiana), Ort in den USA niederdeutsch einen Bruch, also einen Sumpf mit Busch oder Waldbestand, wie z.B. Duvenstedter Brook und Grasbrook Brook (1949), das erste nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in Deutschland gebaute Frachtschiff… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • brook — brook; brook·ite; brook·less; brook·let; brook·lime; brook·lyn·ese; brook·lyn·ite; coal·brook·dale; don·ny·brook; un·brook·able; brook·lyn; …   English syllables

  • BROOK (P.) — BROOK PETER (1925 ) Peter Brook est né à Londres le 21 mars 1925. Metteur en scène depuis l’âge de dix sept ans, il a monté ses premiers spectacles professionnels à Birmingham puis Stratford sur Avon et Londres, avant d’accéder à une carrière… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Brook — Brook, n. [OE. brok, broke, brook, AS. br[=o]c; akin to D. broek, LG. br[=o]k, marshy ground, OHG. pruoh, G. bruch marsh; prob. fr. the root of E. break, so as that it signifies water breaking through the earth, a spring or brook, as well as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brook — [ bruk ] n. m. • 1846; mot angl. « ruisseau » ♦ Anglic. Fossé rempli d eau constituant un des obstacles d un parcours de steeple chase. ● brook nom masculin (anglais brook, ruisseau) Large fossé plein d eau, l un des principaux obstacles du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Brook — Brook, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brooked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brooking}.] [OE. broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, digest, AS. br?can; akin to D. gebruiken to use, OHG. pr?hhan, G. brauchen, gebrauchen, Icel. br?ka, Goth. br?kjan, and L. frui, to enjoy. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brook — brook1 [brook] n. [ME brok < OE broc; akin to OHG bruoh, moor, swamp < ?] a small stream, usually not so large as a river brook2 [brook] vt. [ME brouken, to use, enjoy < OE brucan; akin to Ger brauchen: for IE base see FRUIT] to put up… …   English World dictionary

  • Brook — Brook, IN U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1062 Housing Units (2000): 423 Land area (2000): 0.660769 sq. miles (1.711385 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009309 sq. miles (0.024109 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.670078 sq. miles (1.735494 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Brook, IN — U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1062 Housing Units (2000): 423 Land area (2000): 0.660769 sq. miles (1.711385 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009309 sq. miles (0.024109 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.670078 sq. miles (1.735494 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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