Brown

Word BROWN
Character 5
Hyphenation brown
Pronunciations /bɹaʊn/

Definitions and meanings of "Brown"

What do we mean by brown?

Any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue that are medium to low in lightness and low to moderate in saturation. noun

Of the color brown. adjective

Having a brownish or dark skin color. adjective

Of or being a person of nonwhite origin. adjective

Deeply suntanned. adjective

To make or become brown. transitive & intransitive verb

To cook until brown. transitive & intransitive verb

To make angry or irritated. phrasal verb

Of a dark or dusky color, inclining to redness or yellowness.

To deceive him; take him in.

A dark colorinclined to red or yellow. It may be obtained by mixing red, black, and yellow. noun

A halfpenny. English slang. noun

A brown produced upon textile material with catechu. Also called cutch brown. See catechu. noun

To become brown.

To make brown or dusky.

Specifically— To produce a brown color in by exposure to heat, as of meat, bread, etc., to that of a fire in roasting or toasting, or of the skin to that of the sun. To give a brown luster to (articles of iron, as gun-barrels, etc.), by applying certain preparations.

A dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the mixture of red and black, or of red, black, and yellow; a tawny, dusky hue. noun

Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow. adjective

The old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army. adjective

A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.

Black tar heroin.

A copper coin.

A brown horse or other animal.

(sometimes capitalised) A person of Middle Eastern, Latino or South Asian descent; a brown-skinned person; someone of mulatto or biracial appearance.

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of subfamily Satyrinae (formerly the family Satyridae).

Any of certain species of nymphalid butterflies of subfamily Satyrinae, such as those of the genera Heteronympha and Melanitis.

A brown trout (Salmo trutta).

Common UK slang term for Heroin. Urban Dictionary

"Brown" can mean quite a few things in the world of Ween. But for now, we'll just say it represents something that is fairly bodacious. Urban Dictionary

A term used in whitewater kayaking, particularly in high volume spring flows when the water turns brown. Synonymous with "the shit", i.e. running the shit/running the brown. Origin : Demshitz and Sacha Baron Cohen. Demshits says "gonna run the brown" along with a hand motion which Borat does at etiquette training for a dinner party. This hand motion is universally understood in the whitewater kayak community, known as the "brown claw". Urban Dictionary

To murder someone, from cockney rhyming slang "brown bread": dead. Urban Dictionary

Slang term for black tar heroin. Urban Dictionary

1) A color. 2) One of Middle Eastern or Southwest Asian descent. Urban Dictionary

A common slang term for heroin. Urban Dictionary

A state of sadness, anger, or disappointment most commonly caused by losing, especially at video games. Urban Dictionary

HEROIN - smack, scag, dirt, B's, etc. Dirty fukin drug that'll ruin you! Urban Dictionary

(v.) 1. to pass feces 2. to penetrate anally (n.) 1. feces 2. the act of passing feces 3. the anus Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Brown

The word "brown" in example sentences

The wide acceptation of the term brown has occasioned much confusion in the naming of colours, since broken colours in which red, &c. predominate, have been improperly called brown. ❋ George Field (N/A)

The term brown bear is commonly used to refer to the members of this species found in coastal areas where salmon is the primary food source. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In Connective Tissue the brown is the bizarre world stuff and the bluish tinted work is the “real world” (or is it?). ❋ Unknown (2009)

But they put the tamarind on it which they call brown sauce so it was waaaaay too sweet. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now, for helicopters, which always fly low in the dangerous areas down there, landing is a particularly difficult thing because we have the situation, which we call brown out, which particularly in Afghanistan, dust is kicked up and can really obscure your vision when you're trying to feel those last few feet and dropping a helicopter in the last few feet can cause significant damage there to the whole thing. ❋ Unknown (2002)

One of the big criticisms of Superfund been not what has happens at the biggest sites, but what happens at smaller sites, what we refer to as brown fields. ❋ ITY National Archives (1996)

Rice-unrefined, what you call brown rice-restore normal condition, good health to MCC gene. ❋ Robbins, Tom (1994)

Dick remained the same frank merry fellow as ever; and even when there was a thick crop growing on his cheeks and chin, which he called brown mustard and cress, he was as full of boyish fun as ever. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

-- So this is what thou calls a brown hood, is it? ❋ Emily Sarah Holt (1864)

The deputies that are working in the front office do a lot of what you call brown noseing to keep there job, like I said before, some of them where fired and now they are back. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As the very sight of him makes me physically sick, the word 'brown' is now banned. ❋ Dungeekin (2009)

Any time you see those fur collars or hoods in brown fur with black tips, it's usually raccoon dog. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thin brown paper just won't work for this project, so if you don't have heavy paper bags, try something like the heavier paper of a flour bag or some other grocery item. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Chocolate brown is the most fashion-forward color. ❋ Louis Licari (2010)

Metrosexuals dressed in brown Lycra as far as the eye could see. ❋ Tyler (2009)

❋ Deadwood (2003)

Did you [hear] that new [Ween] [album]? It's totally brown. ❋ Eric Hauge (2003)

Yo dude, the [Blanche] river is running [threat] level right now, lets go run [the brown]!!! ❋ Crash0826 (2014)

[Hench]: The [weasel] doesn't wanna pay. Boss: Fackin' brown ['im]! ❋ Mr. Cardboard (2011)

What can BROWN do for you- UPS commercial [adapted] for [junkies] [ode] to heroin. ❋ Shabaho Jones (2004)

"[Yo] [Gianfranco], you're so brown" ❋ Davey023 (2006)

We just [went] back to his [car] and [smoked] some brown. ❋ Fadeout (2008)

"Oh man, did you hear how Matt lost to his girlfriend twice in a row at [Marvel] vs. [Capcom] 2?" "Yeah dude, he got mad and kept making excuses then he just [stormed] away. He was so brown." ❋ Djfruitsnacks82 (2011)

"[Wha gwaan] b? Any brown [gwaan]?" "Just robbed these sunglasses, you can [ave] em for a bag uh brown" ❋ T (2003)

(v.) 1. The [delinquent] kid is going [to brown] all over the bathroom stall. 2. My girl doesn't appreciate it when I brown her unexpectedly. (n.) 1. There was brown all over my doorstep. 2. I seriously need to [take a brown]. 3. He licked her brown until the late hours of the night. ❋ Stone Man (2004)

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