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- pronunciation:
- braUn
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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adjective |
| inflections: |
browner, brownest |
| definition: |
When something is brown, it has the color of chocolate or mud.
All the red and yellow leaves are on the ground, and only some brown leaves are still on the trees. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
Brown is a color made with red and yellow and black. Chocolate, mud, and coffee usually have this color.
Brown is the color of my eyes.
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
browns, browning, browned |
| definition: |
When you brown meat or any food, it means that you cook the food until it becomes brown.
The chef browned the potatoes in the frying pan. |
| related words: |
burn, toast |
| derivations: |
brownish (adj.), brownness (n.) |
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