brown

/bɹˈaʊn/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

1. of a color similar to that of wood or earth
2. (of skin) deeply suntanned

noun

1. an orange of low brightness and saturation
2. Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
3. abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
4. a university in Rhode Island

verb

1. fry in a pan until it changes color
   “brown the meat in the pan”
2. make brown in color
   “the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard”

Synonyms for brown

• brownish
• chocolate-brown
• dark-brown
• chromatic
• browned
• brunet
• brownness
• Robert Brown
• John Brown
• Brown University
• embrown

Words that rhyme with brown

• down
• crown
• drown
• gown
• breakdown
• shakedown
• town
• clown
• downtown
• uptown
• crosstown
• frown
• knockdown
• meltdown
• noun
• touchdown
• clampdown
• closedown
• comedown
• countdown
• crackdown
• godown
• hometown
• letdown
• lockdown
• renown
• rundown
• shantytown
• showdown
• shutdown