HyperDic: browning

English > 4 senses of the word Browning / browning:
NOUNperson Browning, John M. Browning, John Moses BrowningUnited States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
person Browning, Robert BrowningEnglish poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)
person Browning, Elizabeth Barrett BrowningEnglish poet best remembered for love / love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861)
actbrowning, toastingcooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
Browning / browning > pronunciation
Soundsbraw'nihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > Browning: 4 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926).
SynonymsJohn M. Browning, John Moses Browning
Instance ofinventor, discoverer, artificersomeone who is the first to think of or make something
SpanishJohn Moses Browning
CatalanJohn Moses Browning
English > Browning: 4 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningEnglish poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889).
SynonymRobert Browning
Instance ofpoetA writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
SpanishRobert Browning
CatalanRobert Browning
English > Browning: 4 senses > noun 3, person
MeaningEnglish poet best remembered for love / love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861).
SynonymElizabeth Barrett Browning
Instance ofpoetA writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
SpanishElizabeth Barrett Browning
CatalanElizabeth Barrett Browning
English > browning: 4 senses > noun 4, act
Meaningcooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill.
Synonymtoasting
Broadercooking, cookery, preparationThe act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
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