brown
adjective
/braʊn/
Word Forms
| adjective | brown |
| comparative | browner |
| superlative | brownest |
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- 1something that is brown is the same colour as wood or coffee
He had lovely brown eyes.
brown bread/rice
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific coloursalabasteramberamethyst - 2with skin that is naturally brown or has been made brown by the sun
His face was very brown.
Brown skin tends to age less quickly.
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe skin coloura high colouralbino(as) white as a sheet - 3
as brown as a berry
very suntannedShe returned from her holiday in Egypt as brown as a berry.Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 06/07/2017
brown
adjective
/braʊn/
Word Forms
| adjective | brown |
| comparative | browner |
| superlative | brownest |
© Macmillan Education Limited
- 1something that is brown is the same color as wood or coffee
He had lovely brown eyes.
brown bread/rice/sugar
The days were getting shorter and the leaves began to turn brown.
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific colorsalabasteramberamethyst - 2with skin that is naturally brown or has been made brown by the sun
His face was very brown.
Brown skin tends to age less quickly.
brown as a berry (=very brown):She came back from Italy brown as a berry.
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe skin colora high coloralbino(as) white as a sheet - 3
as brown as a berry
very suntannedShe returned from her holiday in Egypt as brown as a berry.Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 06/07/2017
brown
noun countable/uncountable
/braʊn/
Word Forms
| singular | brown |
| plural | browns |
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- 1the colour of wood or coffee
The skirt is also available in brown.
Synonyms and related wordsColoursapricotaquaaquamarine
brown
noun countable/uncountable
/braʊn/
Word Forms
| singular | brown |
| plural | browns |
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- 1the color of wood or coffee
The skirt is also available in brown.
We decided on browns and greens for the wallpaper in the study.
Synonyms and related wordsColorsapricotaquaaquamarine
brown
verb intransitive/transitive
/braʊn/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | brown |
| he/she/it | browns |
| present participle | browning |
| past tense | browned |
| past participle | browned |
- 1to cook something until it turns brown, or to become brown in this way
Brown the meat before adding the vegetables.
Synonyms and related wordsCook food or be cookedbakebarbecuebaste
phrases
brown
verb intransitive/transitive
/braʊn/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | brown |
| he/she/it | browns |
| present participle | browning |
| past tense | browned |
| past participle | browned |
- 1to cook something until it turns brown, or to become brown in this way
Brown the meat before adding the vegetables.
Wait for the onions to brown before adding the flour.
Synonyms and related wordsCook food or be cookedbakebarbecuebaste
phrases