Definitions for Brooks
brʊks; waɪkbrooks

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1. Brooks, Van Wyck Brooksnoun

   United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)

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1. Brooksnoun

   A topographic surname, variant of Brook.

2. Brooksnoun

   A male given name

3. Brooksnoun

   A placename A city in Alberta, Canada A town in Georgia, United States A census-designated place in Kentucky, United States A town in Maine, United States A city in Minnesota, United States

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1. brooks

   Brooks are small, natural freshwater streams or creeks, usually referring to watercourses that are smaller than rivers or tributaries. They are commonly found in hilly or mountainous regions, and may also refer to small streams feeding into larger bodies of water such as lakes or larger rivers.

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1. Brooks

   Brooks is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Brooks as a census-designated place. The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. As of the 2010 census the population was 398. Brooks is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located about nine miles north of Salem near Oregon Route 99E on French Prairie.

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1. BROOKS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brooks is ranked #82 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Brooks surname appeared 251,663 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 85 would have the surname Brooks.
   
   60.2% or 151,551 total occurrences were White.
   33.4% or 84,232 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 6,443 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.4% or 6,241 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 1,988 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 1,208 total occurrences were Asian.

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How to pronounce Brooks?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brooks in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Brooks in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Brooks in a Sentence

1. Cedric Alexander:

   Video footage captured from police body cameras shows Atlanta police officers talking with Rayshard Brooks moments before Rayshard Brooks was shot in a Wendys parking lot. Officer Devin Bronsan arrived inthe area after a 911 complaintof someone sleeping in a car. Rayshard Brooks said Rayshard Brooks drank a small amount of alcohol and was administered afield sobriety test. Hisblood-alcohol levelregistered at.108, above the.08 legal limit. I think youve had too much to drink to be driving, said Officer Garrett Rolfe, who responded to the scene after Officer Devin Bronsan, beforehe tried to arrest Rayshard Brooks. A struggle ensuedand the officers bodycams wereknocked to the ground. They could be heard yelling, Youre going to get Tased ! Stop fighting ! ATLANTA ERUPTS AFTER Rayshard Brooks DEATH PROMPTS POLICE CHIEF TO STEP DOWN This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant, late Friday, June 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Garrett Rolfe has been fired following the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks and a second officer has been placed on administrative duty. ( Atlanta Police Department via AP) At one point Rayshard Brooks appears to grab Bronsans Taser. Hands off Bronsans Taser ! an officer said. Rayshard Brooks fled from the officers and turnedaround with the stun gun before Rayshard Brooks was shot. It does appear in the video that Rayshard Brooks is fleeing from the Atlanta police officers, that as hes fleeing Rayshard Brooks turns back over Rayshard Brooks shoulder with what appears to the naked eye to be Rayshard Brooks Taser that the eyewitnesses told us they saw the individual have that belonged to one of the officers, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds said Saturday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. An autopsy found that Rayshard Brooks suffered to two gunshot wounds to Rayshard Brooks back. The Fulton County Medical Examiner ruled Rayshard Brooks deatha homicide. Garrett Rolfe has not been charged in Rayshard Brooks death but was fired from the force Sunday. Cedric Alexander, the former public safety director of Dekalb County, Ga., who now works as a police consultant, told the Associated Press that the shooting will lead to questions over how officers could have defused the situation. Heres a man who took Dekalb County upon Cedric Alexander to pull off the road to take a nap.

2. John Dryden:

   Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

3. Daniel Berger:

   I think Brooks Koepka's got it figured out on how to perform well at the right time, and that's really what it comes down to when you're playing major championships, i feel like Tiger was the one who really dialed it in better than anyone, and I feel like Brooks Koepka has now kind of figured out what works for Brooks Koepka.

4. Shakespeare:

   And this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.

5. William Shakespeare:

   Our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.

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