noun Download 🔗Share The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. Examples : "The mother hen carefully protected her broods from the cold. " animal bird nature biology group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time. Examples : "The mother hen carefully protected her broods of chicks from the cold rain. " animal biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony. Examples : "The beekeeper carefully inspected the hive, checking the health and quantity of the broods in their hexagonal wax cells. " organism animal insect biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The children in one family; offspring. Examples : "The farmer was proud of his large broods of chickens and ducks. " family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which is bred or produced; breed; species. Examples : "The new chicken broods are very small and fluffy. " biology animal nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Parentage. Examples : "Context: In animal husbandry or agriculture, specifically with chickens. "The farmer carefully recorded the broods of each hen, noting the number of chicks and their health." " family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Heavy waste in tin and copper ores. Examples : "After the tin ore was processed, the mining company carefully disposed of the worthless broods left behind. " material substance geology industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To keep an egg warm to make it hatch. Examples : "In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs." animal biology bird nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster. Examples : "Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs." nature animal environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone. Examples : "He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome." mind emotion character attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be bred. Examples : "The chickens brood in the barn before being moved to the open pasture. " animal biology organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
