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US
/ˈbɹaʊn/
]
[ UK /bɹˈaʊn/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈaʊn/ ]
VERB
-
make brown in color
the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard -
fry in a pan until it changes color
brown the meat in the pan
ADJECTIVE
- (of skin) deeply suntanned
- of a color similar to that of wood or earth
NOUN
- an orange of low brightness and saturation
How To Use brown In A Sentence
- The lizard's light brown skin acts as camouflage in the desert sand.
- But a couple of months ago, in a Times Square studio, congas were pounding out Afro-Cuban rhythms, dancers in high heels were twirling to fast-paced mambos, and just about everyone in sight was a shade of brown.
- The Chief Inspector has suggested a complete overhaul of the good book, reducing it to a pacier 250 pages, a greater focus on “Floods and brimstone and other cool stuff” and a possible rewrite by Dan Brown to “Sex the whole thing up a bit.” Archive 2008-10-01
- Obama "cherishes" a trinket and a book given to him by Gordon Brown, and he worships them like tiny gods by keeping them in a little pagan altar he set up in the Oval Office. Wonkette » top
- I looked up to see Brody onstage, his dishevelled dark brown hair flopping across his forehead and both hands hanging onto the microphone.
- When they met she was happily married to her first husband Laurie Brown, a member of Manchester United's back-room staff.
- What we do have here is a rather queer looking creature with a faceless Charlie Brown head, duck legs, two jointless yet pliable arms, and tentacles.
- Brick with blurred colors or flecks of color in earthy tones of red, brown, black and buff appear completely at home in a rustic setting.
- Brown bags of pasta stand ready to be combined with cans of Italian tuna, homemade pickled vegetables, home-canned tomato sauce, and jars of his favorite imported red peppers.
- She was already well on her way to becoming an amazon beauty, with long slender legs, perfect, glowing skin and light brown hair with copper streaks cascading over her broad shoulders.