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| Main Entry: |
brown
 [broun] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dark, burnished color |
| Synonyms: | amber, auburn, bay, beige, bister, brick, bronze, buff, burnt sienna, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa, coffee, copper, drab, dust, ecru, fawn, ginger, hazel, henna, khaki, mahogany, nut, ochre, puce, russet, rust, sepia, snuff-colored, sorrel, tan, tawny, terra-cotta, toast, umber |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Brown. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; light; specific light |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
brown, brunet, brunette., [Pigments] bister, ocher, sepia, Vandyke brown.
-verbs
render brown; tan, embrown, bronze.
-adjectives
brown, bay, dapple, auburn, castaneous, chestnut, nut-brown, cinnamon, russet, tawny, fuscous, chocolate, maroon, foxy, tan, brunette, whitey brown; fawn-colored, snuff-colored, liver-colored; brown as a berry, brown as mahogany, brown as the oak leaves; khaki., sun-burnt, sunburned, tawny; tanned.
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| Main Entry: | amber |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | gold-colored |
| Synonyms: | brown, golden, tan, yellowish |
Example Sentences
- These fast-moving, shield-shaped insects are named for their mottled brown coloration.
- Diseases include blossom blight and brown rot of stone fruit.
- The mixture is boiled and allowed to set before being molded into a loaf, sliced up and finally pan-fried until golden brown.
| Main Entry: | brunette/brunet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dark hair and/or skin |
| Synonyms: | bistered, brown, dusky, pigmented, swart, swarthy, tanned, tawny |
| Antonyms: | blond/blonde |
| Main Entry: | cook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare food, usually using heat |
| Synonyms: | French fry, bake, barbecue, blanch, boil, braise, brew, broil, brown, burn, coddle, curry, decoct, deep fry, devil, doctor*, escallop, fix, fricassee, fry, griddle, grill, heat, imbue, melt, microwave, mull, nuke, panfry, parboil, parch, percolate, poach, pressure-cook, reduce, roast, ruin*, sauté, scald, scorch, sear, seethe, simmer, sizzle, spoil*, steam, steep, stew, toast, warm up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drab |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, colorless |
| Synonyms: | arid, blah*, bleak, boring, brown, characterless, cheerless, desolate, dingy, dismal, dreary, dry, dull as dishwater, faded, flat, gloomy, gray, grungy, lackluster, lusterless, muddy, murky, run-down, same, shabby, somber, subfuse, unchanging, uninspired, vapid, zero* |
| Antonyms: | bright, colorful, inspired |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cook in hot oil |
| Synonyms: | brown, french fry, fricassee, frizzle, pan fry, sauté, sear, singe, sizzle |
| Main Entry: | nuke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cook |
| Synonyms: | bake, brown, heat, microwave, warm up, zap |
| Main Entry: | parch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dry, burn |
| Synonyms: | blister, brown, dehydrate, desiccate, dry up, evaporate, exsiccate, make thirsty, scorch, sear, shrivel, stale, wither |
| Antonyms: | dampen, moisten, wet |
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