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brown

adjective noun verb

(of skin) deeply suntanned

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
B
Ends with
N
Contains
ROW
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

bɹaʊn

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. (of skin) deeply suntanned

adjective

  1. of a color similar to that of wood or earth

noun

  1. an orange of low brightness and saturation

verb

  1. make brown in color

    “the drought browned the leaves on the trees in the yard”

verb

  1. fry in a pan until it changes color

    “brown the meat in the pan”

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Example Sentences

the drought browned the leaves on the trees in the yard
brown the meat in the pan

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