brown
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an orange of low brightness and saturation
Types & categories
- chromatic color hypernym
- Vandyke brown hyponym
- chestnut hyponym
- deep brown hyponym
- hazel hyponym
- light brown hyponym
- mocha hyponym
- reddish brown hyponym
- yellowish brown hyponym
- puce hyponym
- olive brown hyponym
- taupe hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
fry in a pan until it changes color
brown the meat in the pan
Types & categories
- cook hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
make brown in color
the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard
Types & categories
- color hypernym
Sense 5 adjective
(of skin) deeply suntanned
Related & opposite
- brunet similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | brown |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | brown |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | chromatic color |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Vandyke brown |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chestnut |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deep brown |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hazel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | light brown |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mocha |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reddish brown |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yellowish brown |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | puce |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | olive brown |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | taupe |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | brown |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cook |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | brown |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | chromatic |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | color |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | brunet |