brown

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. of a color similar to that of wood or earth

Similar word(s): chromatic, brownish

2. (of skin) deeply suntanned

Similar word(s): brunet, brunette, browned

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