brown

NOUNADJECTIVEVERB /braʊn/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

brown is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3R1O1W4N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does brown mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

A university in Rhode Island.

3

Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859).

SYNONYMS
4

Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858).

SYNONYMS
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

(of skin) deeply suntanned.

SYNONYMS
2

Of a color similar to that of wood or earth.

SIMILAR
RELATED
VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Make brown in color.

“the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard”

SYNONYMS
2

Fry in a pan until it changes color.

“brown the meat in the pan”

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