ALL meanings of brown
brown
B b - noun brown brown color 3
- noun brown brown pigment or dye 3
- verb transitive brown to make or become brown, esp. by exposure to sunlight, as in tanning, or to heat, as in cooking 3
- colour brown Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood. 3
- adjective brown You can describe a white-skinned person as brown when they have been sitting in the sun until their skin has become darker than usual. 3
- verb brown If someone browns in the sun they become brown in colour. 3
- adjective brown A brown person is someone who belongs to a race of people who have brown-coloured skins. 3
- adjective brown Brown is used to describe grains that have not had their outer layers removed, and foods made from these grains. 3
- verb brown When food browns or when you brown food, you cook it, usually for a short time on a high flame. 3
- noun brown any of various colours, such as those of wood or earth, produced by low intensity light in the wavelength range 620–585 nanometres 3
- noun brown a dye or pigment producing these colours 3
- noun brown brown cloth or clothing 3
- noun brown any of numerous mostly reddish-brown butterflies of the genera Maniola, Lasiommata, etc, such as M. jurtina (meadow brown): family Satyridae 3
- adjective brown of the colour brown 3
- adjective brown (of bread) made from a flour that has not been bleached or bolted, such as wheatmeal or wholemeal flour 3
- adjective brown deeply tanned or sunburnt 3
- verb brown to make (esp food as a result of cooking) brown or (esp of food) to become brown 3
- noun brown Sir Arthur Whitten (ˈwɪtən). 1886–1948, British aviator who with J.W. Alcock made the first flight across the Atlantic (1919) 3
- noun brown Ford Madox. 1821–93, British painter, associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings include The Last of England (1865) and Work (1865) 3
- noun brown George (Alfred), Lord George-Brown. 1914–85, British Labour politician; vice-chairman and deputy leader of the Labour party (1960–70); foreign secretary 1966–68 3
- noun brown George Mackay. 1921–96, Scottish poet, novelist, and short-story writer. His works, which include the novels Greenvoe (1972) and Magnus (1973), reflect the history and culture of Orkney 3
- noun brown (James) Gordon. born 1951, British Labour politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007); prime minister (2007–10) 3
- noun brown Herbert Charles. 1912–2004, US chemist, who worked on the compounds of boron. Nobel prize for chemistry 1979 3
- noun brown James. 1933–2006, US soul singer and songwriter, noted for his dynamic stage performances and for his commitment to Black rights 3
- noun brown John. 1800–59, US abolitionist leader, hanged after leading an unsuccessful rebellion of slaves at Harper's Ferry, Virginia 3
- noun brown Lancelot, called Capability Brown. 1716–83, British landscape gardener 3
- noun brown Michael (Stuart). born 1941, US physician: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1985) for work on cholesterol 3
- noun brown Robert. 1773–1858, Scottish botanist who was the first to observe the Brownian movement in fluids 3
- noun brown ˈCharles Brockden (ˈbrɑkdən ) ; bräkˈdən) 1771-1810; U.S. novelist 3
- noun brown (James) Gordon1951- ; Brit. politician: prime minister (2007- ) 3
- noun brown Herbert Charles1912-2004; U.S. organic chemist, born in Great Britain 3
- noun brown John1800-59; U.S. abolitionist: as part of a plan for an uprising among slaves, he led a raid on an arsenal at Harpers Ferry: hanged for treason 3
- noun brown Lancelot(also called Capability Brown) 1715?-83; Eng. landscape artist 3
- adjective brown having the color of chocolate or coffee, a combination of red, black, and yellow 3
- adjective brown having a naturally dark or tanned skin; dark-skinned 3
- noun brown Brown as a noun and adjective to describe people with a brownish skin color is often perceived as insulting. Historically it has been used by anthropologists and scientists as a racial and ethnic classification to describe various dark-skinned populations, as in North Africa, the Middle East, Malaysia, and South Asia. It is also a term associated with colonialism. In recent times, brown has been used of Hispanics and South Asians in North America, many of whom self-identify as brown. 1
- noun brown Charles Brockden [brok-duh n] /ˈbrɒk dən/ (Show IPA), 1771–1810, U.S. novelist. 1
- noun brown Clifford ("Brownie") 1930–56, U.S. jazz trumpeter. 1
- noun brown Edmund Gerald, Jr ("Jerry") born 1938, U.S. politician: governor of California 1975–83. 1
- noun brown Herbert Charles, 1912–2004, U.S. chemist, born in England: Nobel Prize 1979. 1
- noun brown James Nathaniel ("Jimmy") born 1936, U.S. football player and actor. 1
- noun brown John ("Old Brown of Osawatomie") 1800–59, U.S. abolitionist: leader of the attack at Harpers Ferry, where he was captured, tried for treason, and hanged. 1
- noun brown Margaret Wise, 1910–52, U.S. author noted for early-childhood books. 1
- noun brown Olympia, 1835–1926, U.S. women's-rights activist and Universalist minister: first American woman ordained by a major church. 1
- noun brown Robert, 1773–1858, Scottish botanist. 1
- adjective brown of the color brown. 1
- adjective brown (of animals) having skin, fur, hair, or feathers of that color. 1
- adjective brown sunburned or tanned. 1
- adjective brown Often Offensive. (of human beings) having the skin naturally pigmented a brown color. 1
- idioms brown browned off, Slang. angry; fed up. 1