Collocations for "brown"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "brown" in context.
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brown
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a brown [bear, owl, jacket, stain, spot]
- brown [paint, sugar, leather]
- a brown-[skinned, eyed, haired] girl
- is [light, dark] brown
- a [light] -brown color
- [light] -brown [hair, eyes]
- his [legs, arms, back] got brown in the sun
- get brown on [the beach, vacation]
- skin goes brown (in the sun)
- her hair is a [dark, light, chestnut] brown
- his eyes are a very [dark, light] brown
- [paint, color] (it) in brown
- dress in brown
- wears (a lot of) brown
- look good in brown
- [boots, shoes, pants] in brown
- brown doesn't suit you
- brown is my (least) favorite color
- [love hate] (the color) brown
- [dye, color] your hair brown
- the brown of her [eyes, skin, hair]
- snooker: [potted, missed, sank] the brown (ball)
- brown the [meat, potatoes] (until cooked)
- the [edges, top, bottom] browned
- browned in [oil, butter, fat]
- browned around the edges
- browned to perfection
- (put it in the oven, leave it) to brown
- browned by [the sun, exposure, light]
- skin was browned [by, from]
- browned with time
- the [letter, paper] (had) browned
- browned in [places, spots]
'brown' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Polish
- amber
- bear
- beer
- belt
- box
- bread
- brunette
- buster
- button
- cardboard
- chocolate
- clash
- complexion
- dull
- envelope
- eye
- fern
- ferret
- fry
- glass
- golden
- grass
- hair
- hare
- highlight
- his
- leaf
- leather
- lovely
- mare
- mouse
- murky
- nipple
- orange
- rabbit
- rice
- rusty
- shoe
- square
- stain
- stallion
- suede
- sugar
- tall
- tan
- tights
- toad
- toast
- wavy