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4 VERB When food browns or when you brown food, you cook it, usually for a short time on a high flame. □ [V ] Cook for ten minutes until the sugar browns. □ [V n] He browned the chicken in a frying pan.

bro wned o ff ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you say that you are browned off , you mean that you are annoyed and depressed. [mainly BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  Sorry, I'm just thoroughly browned off.

brown|field /braʊ nfiːld/ ADJ [ADJ n] Brownfield land is land in a town or city where houses or factories have been built in the past, but which is not being used at the present time. □  By 2005 he wanted half of all new houses to be built on previously developed land: so-called brownfield sites.

bro wn goods N‑PLURAL Brown goods are electrical appliances such as televisions and audio equipment. Compare white goods . □  Revenue from brown goods, including televisions and hi-fis, rose nearly 12 per cent.

brownie /braʊ ni/ (brownies ) The spelling Brownie is also used for meaning 2 . 1 N‑COUNT [oft n N ] Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them. □  …chocolate brownies. □  …a tray of brownies.

2 N‑PROPER [with sing or pl verb] The Brownies is a junior version of the Girl Guides in Britain for girls between the ages of seven and ten, or of the Girl Scouts in the United States for girls between the ages of six and eight. ● N‑COUNT A Brownie is a girl who is a member of the Brownies.

bro wnie point (brownie points ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] If someone does something to score brownie points , they do it because they think they will be praised for it. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ with ] They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians.

brown|ish /braʊ n I ʃ/ COLOUR Something that is brownish is slightly brown in colour.

bro wn-no sing N‑UNCOUNT If you accuse someone of brown-nosing , you are saying in a rather offensive way that they are agreeing with someone important in order to get their support. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  Brown-nosing of the power brokers won't save you.

brown|stone /braʊ nstoʊn/ (brownstones ) N‑COUNT In the United States, a brownstone is a type of house which was built during the 19th century. Brownstones have a front that is made from a reddish-brown stone.

browse /braʊ z/ (browses , browsing , browsed )

1 VERB If you browse in a shop, you look at things in a fairly casual way, in the hope that you might find something you like. □ [V ] I stopped in several bookstores to browse. □ [V prep/adv] I'm just browsing around. ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Browse is also a noun. □ [+ around ] …a browse around the shops.

2 VERB If you browse through a book or magazine, you look through it in a fairly casual way. □ [V prep] …sitting on the sofa browsing through the TV pages of the paper.

3 VERB If you browse on a computer, you search for information in computer files or on the internet. [COMPUTING ] □ [V adv/prep] Try browsing around in the network bulletin boards.

4 VERB When animals browse , they feed on plants. □ [V ] …the three red deer stags browsing 50 yards from my lodge on the fringes of the forest. [Also V + on , V n]

brows|er /braʊ zə ^r / (browsers )

1 N‑COUNT A browser is a piece of computer software that you use to search for information on the internet. [COMPUTING ]

2 N‑COUNT A browser is someone who browses in a shop. □  …a casual browser.

bruise /bruː z/ (bruises , bruising , bruised )

1 N‑COUNT A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken. □  How did you get that bruise on your cheek? □  She was treated for cuts and bruises.