Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood.

You can describe a white-skinned person as brown when they have been sitting in the sun until their skin has become darker than usual.

If someone browns in the sun they become brown in colour.

A brown person is someone who belongs to a race of people who have brown-coloured skins.

Brown is used to describe grains that have not had their outer layers removed, and foods made from these grains.

When food browns or when you brown food, you cook it, usually for a short time on a high flame.