brown
/braʊn/
nounadjectiveverb
5 letters1 syllable10 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS8
NOUN
1
A university in Rhode Island.
2
An orange of low brightness and saturation.
3
Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859).
4
ADJECTIVEScottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858).
1
(of skin) deeply suntanned.
2
VERBOf a color similar to that of wood or earth.
1
Make brown in color.
“the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard”
2
Fry in a pan until it changes color.
“brown the meat in the pan”
WORD FORMS
Related formbrownness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinownbray
Starts & ends withB … N
Syllablesbrown
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
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