brown

English Thesaurus

1. a university in Rhode Island (noun.artifact)

instance hypernym	:	university,
definition	:	establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	little rhody, ocean state, rhode island, ri,
definition	:	a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state (noun.location)

member meronym	:	ivy league,
definition	:	a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige (noun.group)

2. an orange of low brightness and saturation (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour,
definition	:	a color that has hue (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	vandyke brown,
definition	:	a moderate brown color (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	chestnut,
definition	:	the brown color of chestnuts (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	burnt umber, chocolate, coffee, deep brown, umber,
definition	:	a medium brown to dark-brown color (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	hazel,
definition	:	a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	light brown,
definition	:	a brown that is light but unsaturated (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	mocha,
definition	:	a dark brown color (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	burnt sienna, mahogany, reddish brown, sepia, venetian red,
definition	:	a shade of brown with a tinge of red (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	buff, caramel, caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown,
definition	:	a medium to dark tan color (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	puce,
definition	:	a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	olive brown,
definition	:	a shade of brown tinged with green (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	taupe,
definition	:	a greyish brown (noun.attribute)

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

instance hypernym	:	abolitionist, emancipationist,
definition	:	a reformer who favors abolishing slavery (noun.person)

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

instance hypernym	:	botanist, phytologist, plant scientist,
definition	:	a biologist specializing in the study of plants (noun.person)

5. make brown in color (verb.change)

hypernym	:	color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize,
definition	:	add color to (verb.change)

6. fry in a pan until it changes color (verb.change)

hypernym	:	cook,
definition	:	transform and make suitable for consumption by heating (verb.change)

domain category	:	cookery, cooking, preparation,
definition	:	the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act)

7. (of skin) deeply suntanned (adj.all)

similar	:	brunet, brunette,
definition	:	marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes (adj.all)

8. of a color similar to that of wood or earth (adj.all)

similar	:	chromatic,
definition	:	being or having or characterized by hue (adj.all)

9. an orange of low brightness and saturation (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	brown,
definition	:	fry in a pan until it changes color (verb.change)

derivation	:	brown, brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown,
definition	:	of a color similar to that of wood or earth (adj.all)

10. fry in a pan until it changes color (verb.change)

derivation	:	brown, brownness, brown, brownness,
definition	:	an orange of low brightness and saturation (noun.attribute)

11. an orange of low brightness and saturation (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	brown,
definition	:	fry in a pan until it changes color (verb.change)

derivation	:	brown, brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown,
definition	:	of a color similar to that of wood or earth (adj.all)

12. fry in a pan until it changes color (verb.change)

derivation	:	brown, brownness, brown, brownness,
definition	:	an orange of low brightness and saturation (noun.attribute)