brown
adjective
1. of a color similar to that of wood or earth
Similar word(s): chromatic, brownish
2. (of skin) deeply suntanned
noun
1. an orange of low brightness and saturation
Similar word(s): brownness
Definition categories: attribute
2. a university in Rhode Island
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with brown as a noun:
- The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel.
- brown colour:
verb
1. fry in a pan until it changes color
- brown the meat in the pan
Definition categories: change, cook
2. make brown in color
- the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard
Similar word(s): embrown
Definition categories: change, color, colorise, colorize, colour, colourise, colourize
Sentences with brown as a verb:
- Fry the onions until they brown.
- Brown the onions in a large frying pan.
- Light-skinned people tend to brown when exposed to the sun.
- the browning of America