allow vs brook

allow is not a noun while brook is a noun.

allow and brook both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allow	No	No	Yes	No
brook	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, brook is a hyponym of allow; that is, brook is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than allow:

allow: consent to, give permission; permit
brook: put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Other hyponyms of allow include abide, bear, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate, furlough, give, allow, permit, tolerate, authorise, authorize, clear, pass, admit, include, let in, favor, favour, privilege, decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize, trust, admit, allow in, intromit, let in.

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

allow (verb)	brook (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
consent to, give permission; permit
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
let have
grant as a discount or in exchange
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
allow the other (baseball) team to score
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
afford possibility

Difference between allow and brook

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