brood (
http://definr.com/brood)
adj : good at incubating eggs especially a fowl kept for that
purpose; "a brood hen" [syn:
brooding,
hatching]
n : the young of an animal cared for at one time
v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn:
worry,
dwell]
2: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing;
"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn:
hover,
loom,
bulk large]
3: be in a huff [syn:
sulk,
pout]
4: be in a huff; be silent or sullen [syn:
sulk,
grizzle,
stew]
5: sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
[syn:
hatch,
cover,
incubate]