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brown

/ brown /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an orange of low brightness and saturation
Type of:
chromatic color chromatic colour spectral color
Kinds of:
Vandyke brown chocolate coffee deep brown umber
noun Sense 2
abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper''s Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)
Type of:
abolitionist emancipationist
noun Sense 3
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Type of:
botanist phytologist plant scientist
verb Sense 4
fry in a pan until it changes color
"brown the meat in the pan"
Type of:
cook
Derived:
brownness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
cooking cookery preparation
adjective satellite Sense 5
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
Similar:
chromatic
noun Sense 6
a university in Rhode Island
Type of:
university
Has parts:
Ivy League Rhode Island Little Rhody Ocean State
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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chromatic color chromatic colour spectral color Vandyke brown chocolate coffee deep brown umber abolitionist emancipationist botanist phytologist