Brown
/bɹaʊn/
noun
A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
“The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel.”
One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.
Black tar heroin.
verb
To become brown.
“Fry the onions until they brown.”
To cook something until it becomes brown.
“Brown the onions in a large frying pan.”
To tan.
“Light-skinned people tend to brown when exposed to the sun.”
adjective
Having a brown colour.
Gloomy.
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.