brood vs care

brood and care both are nouns.

brood and care both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brood	Yes	No	Yes	No
care	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, care is a hypernym of brood; that is, care is a word with a broader meaning than brood:

brood: think moodily or anxiously about something
care: be concerned with

Other hypernyms of brood include worry.

brood (noun)	care (noun)
the young of an animal cared for at one time	activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
	attention and management implying responsibility for safety
	judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
	a cause for feeling concern
	an anxious feeling

brood (verb)	care (verb)
sit on (eggs)	to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
think moodily or anxiously about something	feel concern or interest
be in a huff; be silent or sullen	be concerned with
be in a huff and display one's displeasure	be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing	provide care for

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