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brewed (BROOD) (verb)
1. To have made ale or beer from malt and hops: Warren went to the place where they brewed the beer for his store.
2. To instigate or to incite: Greg brewed discontent and trouble with the audience.
2. To instigate or to incite: Greg brewed discontent and trouble with the audience.
brood (BROOD) (noun)
1. The young of certain animals; especially, a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time and cared for together: The mother hen had a colorful brood of chicks.
2. The children of a family: The new neighbor has quite a brood of five children.
2. The children of a family: The new neighbor has quite a brood of five children.
Edith's brood of six children often brewed trouble in the quiet neighborhood.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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