Brooklynese
the speech, especially the pronunciation, thought to be characteristic of a person coming from New York City, especially Brooklyn.
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Gwendolyn, 1917–2000, U.S. poet and novelist. Phillips, 1835–93, U.S. Protestant Episcopal bishop and pulpit orator. Van Wyck [van wahyk] /væn ˈwaɪk/ (Show IPA), 1886–1963, U.S. author and critic. a male given name. a small, natural stream of fresh water. to bear; suffer; tolerate: I will brook no interference. Contemporary Examples Did David Cameron Snub Obama […]
- Brooks-range
a mountain range in N Alaska, forming a watershed between the Yukon River and the Arctic Ocean: highest peak, 9239 feet (2815 meters). noun a mountain range in N Alaska. Highest peak: Mount Isto, 2761 m (9058 ft)
- Brooks-s-law
brooks’s law
- Brookweed
noun either of two white-flowered primulaceous plants, Samolus valerandi of Europe or S. floribundus of North America, growing in moist places Also called water pimpernel See also pimpernel
- Broom
an implement for sweeping, consisting of a brush of straw or stiff strands of synthetic material bound tightly to the end of a long handle. any shrubby plant belonging to the genus Genista or the genus Cytisus, of the legume family, especially C. scoparius, common in Western Europe on uncultivated ground and having long, slender […]