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browns

/braʊnz/

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noun

A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

Examples :

"The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel."

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noun

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

Examples :

"Mark potted the browns and added four points to his score in the snooker game. "

sport game color value

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noun

Black tar heroin.

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noun

Examples :

"He emptied his pockets and found only a few browns and some lint. "

economy finance value

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noun

A brown horse or other animal.

Examples :

"From the pasture, we could see the browns galloping freely, their coats shining in the sun. "

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

Examples :

"Several browns attended the school's cultural fair, showcasing their diverse traditions. "

person race appearance group culture

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

Examples :

"The field guide helped us identify several browns flitting through the meadow. "

animal insect biology nature

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

Examples :

"While hiking through the Australian bush, we saw several beautiful browns fluttering near the ferns. "

animal insect biology nature

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A brown trout (Salmo trutta).

Examples :

"My grandfather loves to fly fish for browns in the mountain stream. "

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verb

To become brown.

Examples :

"Fry the onions until they brown."

color appearance

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To cook something until it becomes brown.

Examples :

"Brown the onions in a large frying pan."

food utensil process

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verb

Examples :

"Light-skinned people tend to brown when exposed to the sun."

appearance color

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To make brown or dusky.

Examples :

"She browns the onions in butter before adding them to the soup. "

appearance color food

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To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.

Examples :

"The gunsmith carefully browns the rifle barrels to protect them from rust. "

material chemistry appearance technical

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(usually derogatory) To turn progressively more Middle Eastern, Hispanic or Latino, in the context of the population of a geographic region.

Examples :

"the browning of America"

race culture society politics language

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verb

To treat with deference, or respect.

Examples :

"The new employees quickly learned to browns the CEO during meetings. "

attitude character value