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Meaning ofbrownin English

brown

us//braʊn//uk//braʊn//

Pluralbrowns
Comparative Adjectivebrowner
Superlative Adjectivebrownest
Past Tensebrowned
Participle Verbbrowning
Third Person Singularbrowns

Definitions

Noun
1. a colour like chocolate
2. a type of trout (Salmo trutta)
  The brown trout is a popular game fish in many rivers.
3. a horse or animal with brown colouring
  The horse with a brown coat is a beautiful sight to see.
4. a ball worth 4 points in snooker
  The player scored a brown in the snooker game.
Adjective
1. having a brown colour
  The brown leaves crunched underfoot.
Verb
1. to become brown naturally; change color
  The bread will brown in the oven.
2. to cook until browned; apply heat
  She likes to brown her steak in a pan.
3. to tan or darken skin
  After a week at the beach, her skin started to brown.
4. to make something brown; add pigment
  The artist will brown the wood to give it a vintage look.
5. to give a brown colour (through oxidation)
  The slices of apple will brown if you don't add lemon juice.

Compounds / Phrases

brownnose brownout brownouts brownshirt brownstone brown lung brown lung disease brown noser brownfield brownstones brownshirts mummy brown brown coal brownfields brownnosed brownnoses brownnosing brown-nose