Question

A small flow of water could be referred to as a...what?

Answer 1

It could be brook or also a little river.

Answer 2

Brook.

A brook is usually a small stream or a water body. On a hot and humid day, you may enjoy wading in a free flowing clear brook.

As a verb, brook is somewhat stuffy word as it also means to "put up with." The lord of the manor says in a book, "I will brook no trespassing on my land."

Therefore, it has many types of meaning depending on the construction of a sentence.