Brown - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |braʊn|  American pronunciation of the word brown
Brit.  |braʊn|  British pronunciation of the word brown

noun

- an orange of low brightness and saturation
- Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
- abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
- a university in Rhode Island

verb

- fry in a pan until it changes color
brown the meat in the pan
- make brown in color (syn: embrown)
the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard

adjective

- of a color similar to that of wood or earth
- (of skin) deeply suntanned

Extra examples

The room was decorated in brown.

Brown the chicken in a pan with butter.

Her skin was browned by the sun.

The chicken is browning in the oven.

He'd been on vacation and looked very brown.

He was as brown as a berry after two weeks in the sun.

This particular model is available in brown, white, or grey.

First brown the meat in a pan.

The children's faces were browned by the sun.

The man beside her was wearing a brown suit and hat.

A committee will screen candidates for the job, but the final hiring decision will be made by Ms. Brown.

...the band uniform was brown with red and white stripes...

The army tanks were painted green and brown for camouflage.

She muddied the color by adding some brown.

Add one cup of firmly packed brown sugar.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: brown
he/she/it: browns
present participle: browning
past tense: browned
past participle: browned
noun
singular: brown
plural: browns
adjective
comparative: browner
superlative: brownest
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