| brood |
verb t. |
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens., The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman with a brood of children., That which is bred or produced; breed; species., Heavy waste in tin and copper ores., Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs., Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow., To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding., To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy, serious thought; — usually followed by over or on; as, to brood over misfortunes., To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens., To cherish with care., To think anxiously or moodily upon. |
| broom |
noun |
A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together; esp., the Cytisus scoparius of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers., An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; — so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom., See Bream. |