| NOUN | attribute | fawn, dun, greyish brown, grayish brown | a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | fawn | a young deer | |
| VERB | motion | fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel | show submission or fear |
| communication | fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up | try to gain favor / favor / favor by cringing or flattering | |
| body | fawn | have fawns |
| Sounds | fao'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Amon ... yawn: 34 rhymes with aon... | |
| Meaning | A color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | dun, greyish brown, grayish brown | |
| Broader | light brown | A brown that is light but unsaturated |
| Meaning | A young deer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | deer, cervid | distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers |
| young mammal | Any immature mammal | |
| Spanish | cervatillo, cervato | |
| Catalan | cervatell, cervató | |
| Verbs | fawn | have fawns |
| Meaning | show submission or fear. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel | |
| Broader | bend, flex | form a curve |
| Spanish | humillarse | |
| Catalan | arrossegar-se, arrossegar, humiliar-se | |
| Nouns | fawner | someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect |
| Meaning | try to gain favor / favor / favor by cringing or flattering. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue fawn | |
| Synonyms | toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up | |
| Narrower | curry favor, curry favour, court favor, court favour | seek favor / favor / favor by fawning or flattery |
| Broader | flatter, blandish | praise somewhat dishonestly |
| Spanish | humillarse, lamer el culo, rebajarse | |
| Nouns | fawner | someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect |
| Meaning | Have fawns. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "deer fawn" | |
| Broader | give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have | Cause to be born |
| Spanish | parir | |
| Catalan | parir | |
| Nouns | fawn | a young deer |
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