1. brook, creek

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

Example Sentences:
'the creek dried up every summer'

Synonyms

• creek

2. abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Example Sentences:
'I cannot bear his constant criticism'
'The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks'
'he learned to tolerate the heat'
'She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage'

Synonyms

• abide
• bear
• digest
• endure
• put up
• stand
• stick out
• stomach
• suffer
• support
• tolerate