Brood vs. Incubate

Broodnoun

The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.

Broodnoun

(uncountable) The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.

Broodnoun

The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.

Broodnoun

The children in one family; offspring.

Broodnoun

That which is bred or produced; breed; species.

Broodnoun

Parentage.

Broodnoun

(mining) Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.

Broodadjective

Kept or reared for breeding, said of animals.

Broodverb

(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.

Broodverb

(transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.

Broodverb

(intransitive) (typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.

Broodverb

(intransitive) To be bred.

Broodnoun

The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens.

Broodnoun

The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman with a brood of children.

Broodnoun

That which is bred or produced; breed; species.

Broodnoun

Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.

Broodadjective

Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.

Broodadjective

Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow.

Broodverb

To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding.

Broodverb

To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy, serious thought; - usually followed by over or on; as, to brood over misfortunes.

Broodverb

To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens.

Broodverb

To cherish with care.

Broodverb

To think anxiously or moodily upon.

Broodnoun

the young of an animal cared for at one time

Broodverb

think moodily or anxiously about something

Broodverb

hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing;

Broodverb

be in a huff and display one's displeasure;

Broodverb

be in a huff; be silent or sullen

Broodverb

sit on (eggs);

Incubateverb

(transitive) To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.

Incubateverb

(transitive) To incubate metaphorically; to ponder an idea slowly and deliberately as if in preparation for hatching it.

Incubateverb

To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.

Incubateverb

To maintain (a living organism, such as microorganisms or a premature baby) under appropriate conditions, such as of temperature, humidity, or atmospheric composition, for growth; as, coliform bacteria grow best when incubated at 37° C..

Incubateverb

To develop gradually in some interior environment, until fully formed; as, the ideas for his book were incubating for two years before he began to write.

Incubateverb

develop under favorable conditions, such as germs and bacteria

Incubateverb

sit on (eggs);

Incubateverb

(of a bird) sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching.

Incubateverb

(in a laboratory or other controlled situation) keep (eggs, bacteria, embryos, etc.) at a suitable temperature so that they develop

Incubateverb

give support and aid the development of (a new small business).

Incubateverb

be developing an infectious disease before symptoms appear

Incubateverb

develop slowly without outward or perceptible signs