(~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Something that is ~ is the colour of earth or of wood.
...her deep ~ eyes...
The stairs are decorated in golds and earthy ~s.
COLOUR
2.
You can describe a white-skinned person as ~ when they have been sitting in the sun until their skin has become darker than usual.
I don’t want to be really really ~, just have a nice light golden colour.
= tanned
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
3.
A ~ person is someone who belongs to a race of people who have ~-coloured skins.
...a slim ~ man with a speckled turban.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
4.
Brown is used to describe grains that have not had their outer layers removed, and foods made from these grains.
...~ bread.
...spicy tomato sauce served over a bed of ~ rice.
? white
ADJ: usu ADJ n
5.
When food ~s or when you ~ food, you cook it, usually for a short time on a high flame.
Cook for ten minutes until the sugar ~s...
He ~ed the chicken in a frying pan.
VERB: V, V n