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.
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2
An orange of low brightness and saturation.
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3
Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859).
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4
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858).
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ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
(of skin) deeply suntanned.
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2
Of a color similar to that of wood or earth.
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RELATED
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Make brown in color.
“the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard”
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2
Fry in a pan until it changes color.
“brown the meat in the pan”
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