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| 1. | [ adjective ] (color) of a color similar to that of wood or earth | |
| Synonyms: | dark-brown brownish | |
| Related terms: | chromatic | |
| 2. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5 | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (color) an orange of low brightness and saturation | |
| Synonyms: | brownness | |
| Related terms: | chromatic_color yellowish_brown light_brown reddish_brown taupe olive_brown puce chocolate Vandyke_brown | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (food) fry in a pan until it changes color | |
| Examples: | "brown the meat in the pan" |
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| Related terms: | cook cooking | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (biology,botany) Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858) | |
| Synonyms: | robert_brown | |
| Related terms: | botanist | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (education) a university in Rhode Island | |
| Synonyms: | brown_university | |
| Related terms: | university ivy_league Rhode_Island | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (politics) abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858) | |
| Synonyms: | john_brown | |
| Related terms: | abolitionist | |
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browne brownie Bryon brawn Breon Brion Brwon bryony brawny briony bran Brun Bren Brin brno brine Brann braun Brynn Bryne Breen Brian Brien Bruni Brinn briny brain Bruen Broom Brune Broun bruno Bruna bruin Brunn Bruhn bryan Brunei Breana Breann brainy Briana Broome Briney Brenna Bruney Breanne Breanna Bryanna Brianna Brianne Bruneau |
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