brown

[broun] / braʊn /

ADJECTIVE

of a dark color with a yellow-red hue

Synonyms

STRONG

amber bay beige bister brick bronze buff chestnut chocolate cinnamon cocoa coffee copper drab dust ecru fawn ginger hazel henna khaki mahogany nut brown ochre puce russet rust sepia sorrel tan toast umber

WEAK

auburn burnt sienna snuff-colored tawny terra-cotta

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As well as benefitting your gut, eating more fibrous food - like brown rice and jacket potatoes - has other benefits too.

From BBC

In her brown and turquoise sequined dress, she smoothly navigated the challenges during a programme inspired by the film "Dune".

From Barron's

It released an image of the actress wearing the fictional archaeologist's green tank top and brown shorts - a look inspired by the character's appearance in the classic Lara Croft games on the original PlayStation.

From BBC

For common house plants like peace lilies and spider plants, brown leaves are a tell-tale sign of over or under watering.

From BBC

The dads were in their after-work best: slacks and a sweater, some sort of brown shoe.

From The Wall Street Journal

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