brown
Noun
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is a type of: chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has huesubtypes:
- vandyke brown - a moderate brown color
- chestnut - the brown color of chestnuts
- burnt umber, chocolate, coffee, deep brown, umber - a medium brown to dark-brown color
- hazel - a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes
- light brown - a brown that is light but unsaturated
- mocha - a dark brown color
- burnt sienna, mahogany, reddish brown, sepia, venetian red - a shade of brown with a tinge of red
- buff, caramel, caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown - a medium to dark tan color
- puce - a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
- olive brown - a shade of brown tinged with green
- taupe - a greyish brown
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is an instance of: botanist, phytologist, plant scientist - a biologist specializing in the study of plantssame as: robert brown
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is an instance of: abolitionist, emancipationist - a reformer who favors abolishing slaverysame as: john brown
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is an instance of: university - establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teachingbelongs to: ivy league - a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestigeis a part of: little rhody, ocean state, r.i., rhode island, ri - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest statesame as: brown university
Adjective
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similar to: chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
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similar to: brunet, brunette - marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyessame as: browned
Verb
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referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heatis a type of: cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
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is a type of: color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize - add color tosame as: embrown
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