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Brown

🔄 Synonyms of "Brown"

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WordDefinition
chromaticUses relating to colour
brownishOf a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
brownnessnounThe state or quality of being brown.
dark-brownof a color similar to that of wood or earth
colorednounHaving a color.

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brownnessnounThe state or quality of being brown.
colorednounHaving a color.
chromaticUses relating to colour
dark-brownof a color similar to that of wood or earth
sauteverbAlternative form of sauté. [(transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.]
tannounA light, brown-like colour.
brnnounAbbreviation of brown (eye or hair color). [Having a brown colour.]
beigenounA slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
mustardnounPowder or paste made from seeds of the mustard plant, and used as a condiment or a spice.
sepianoun(uncountable) A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
chestnutnoun(countable) An edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a nut from a related shrub or tree; or a similar nut from an unrelated plant.
grizzlynounA grizzly bear.
brunetnoun(rare) A man or boy with brown or dark brown hair.
brunettenoun(of a person) Having brown hair.
knapweednounAny of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.
blancnounA white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used especially for braised meat.
lignitenounA low-grade, brownish-black coal.
bronzenoun(uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
hairnoun(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
hatnoun(clothing) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.

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