brookside

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adjective

On the side of a brook.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

brookside1

adjectivebrookside (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOn the side of a brook.
nounbrookside (plural brooksides)

plural brooksides

  1. The side of a brook.

    […] it may be a little seat in a nooky place, a spring under a tree, a bit of walk by the brookside or a vista amongst the trees.

    1901, Modern Cemetery, volumes 10-11, page 164

Brookside2

proper noun
  1. Places in the United States:
    1. A village in Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio.
  2. Places in Canada:
    1. A neighbourhood in south-west Edmonton, Alberta.
    2. A rural community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  3. Places in England:
    1. A settlement in Winkfield parish, Bracknell Forest UA, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU9170).
    2. A western suburb of Chesterfield, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3570).
    3. A suburb in Stirchley and Brookside parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7005).
  4. Places in the Philippines:
    1. A barangay of Pilar, Abra, Philippines.
    2. A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

Origin

brookside · adjective, noun

From brook + side.

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Brookside · proper noun

More than likely from brook + side.

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Translations

Hungarian patakpart
  • patakpartthe side of a brook
Cite this entry
APA

brookside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brookside

MLA

“brookside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brookside. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brookside,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brookside.

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