brown
/ˈbɹaʊ̯n/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Brown means: of a color similar to that of wood or earth.
Synonyms for brown14
noun, as in Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
noun, as in abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
noun, as in a university in Rhode Island
noun, as in an orange of low brightness and saturation
verb, as in make brown in color
adjective, as in of a color similar to that of wood or earth
What does brown mean?8
adjective
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
(of skin) deeply suntanned
noun
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
an orange of low brightness and saturation
verb
make brown in color“the drought browned the leaves on the trees in the yard”
fry in a pan until it changes color“brown the meat in the pan”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with brown?11
Brown in a sentence
- She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair.CS
- She wasn't beautiful, but she had big, kind brown eyes and a sweet smile.CN
- Go ahead, the brown dog won't do you any harm.human600
- What color is your urine: clear, dark yellow, reddish, or brown like beer?Feryll
- Which do you like better, white rice or brown rice?CK
- One of the cats is black, the other is brown.CK
- At that restaurant, everyone mistook ground peanuts for brown sugar.tabidots
- He is average height, is white, has brown hair and brown eyes.gleki
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of brown
as a noun
- plural
- browns
as a verb
- past tense
- browned
- present participle
- browning
- third-person singular
- browns
- past participle
- browned
as a adjective
- comparative
- browner
- superlative
- brownest