name
Meaning 1
A surname from Old English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
browning
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈbɹaʊnɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aʊnɪŋ
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/ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/
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name
Meaning 2
A person of that surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Robert Browning, a poet.
- John Browning, a firearms designer.
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name
Meaning 3
A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Georgia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Schuyler County, Illinois.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Linn County and Sullivan County, Missouri.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 7
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Glacier County, Montana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 8
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 9
A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 10
A placename:
A place in Canada:
A rural municipality, Rural Municipality of Browning No. 34, in Saskatchewan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 11
A placename:
A place in Canada:
A community within the municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, named after Robert Browning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 12
A placename:
An asteroid in the Asteroid Belt of the Solar System
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 25851, 25851 Browning, (25851) Browning, 2000 EE120, (25851) 2000 EE120, 25851 (2000 EE120) Browning, 2000 EE120 Browning, (2000 EE120) Browning, Asteroid Browning
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 13
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 14
Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 15
A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, masonry
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noun
Meaning 16
A brown-skinned person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Jamaica, countable
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noun
Meaning 17
Fabrique Nationale FN Model 1910 Browning and its derivatives; a European handgun; a small, semi-automatic pistol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 18
Synonym of BAR (“Browning automatic rifle”), a light machine gun
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: BAR
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verb
Meaning 19
present participle and gerund of brown
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 20
cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: toasting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cooking, cookery, preparation
noun
Meaning 21
English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: poet
noun
Meaning 22
English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Robert Browning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: poet
noun
Meaning 23
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: John M. Browning, John Moses Browning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inventor, discoverer, artificer
History
Etymology
From Old English Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed Brūn (“brown”) (see Brown). For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.
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