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brown
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adj 1: of a color similar to that of wood or earth [syn:
brown, brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown]
2: (of skin) deeply suntanned [syn: brown, browned]
n 1: an orange of low brightness and saturation [syn: brown,
brownness]
2: Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small
particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
[syn: Brown, Robert Brown]
3: abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful
raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859) [syn: Brown,
John Brown]
4: a university in Rhode Island [syn: Brown University,
Brown]
v 1: fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the
pan"
2: make brown in color; "the draught browned the leaves on the
trees in the yard" [syn: embrown, brown]
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clown
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n 1: a rude or vulgar fool [syn: clown, buffoon]
2: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn:
clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrew]
v 1: act as or like a clown [syn: clown, clown around,
antic]
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crown
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n 1: the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the
power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted
against the Crown"
2: the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
3: a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
4: an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty [syn:
crown, diadem]
5: the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the
head
6: an English coin worth 5 shillings
7: the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant [syn:
crown, treetop]
8: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or
hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they
clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few
molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest,
top, tip, summit]
9: the award given to the champion [syn: pennant, crown]
10: the top of the head [syn: pate, poll, crown]
11: (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial
crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist
will fit me for a crown" [syn: crown, crownwork,
jacket, jacket crown, cap]
12: the center of a cambered road [syn: crown, crest]
v 1: invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned
in Westminster Abbey" [syn: crown, coronate]
2: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
[syn: crown, top]
3: form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the
building"
4: put an enamel cover on; "crown my teeth"
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downtown
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adv 1: toward or in the lower or central part of town [ant:
uptown]
adj 1: of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the
business center; "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents
roaming the downtown streets" [ant: uptown]
n 1: the central area or commercial center of a town or city;
"the heart of Birmingham's downtown" [syn: business
district, downtown]
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hometown
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n 1: the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your
principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown
again"
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shantytown
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n 1: a city district inhabited by people living in huts and
shanties
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uptown
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adv 1: toward or in the upper part of town [ant: downtown]
adj 1: of or located in the upper part of a town; "uptown
residential areas" [ant: downtown]
n 1: a residential part of town away from the central commercial
district
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bridgetown
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n 1: capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast
of Barbados [syn: Bridgetown, capital of Barbados]
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freetown
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n 1: port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
[syn: Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone]
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georgetown
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n 1: a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.
2: port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana; "the
city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed
Georgetown by the British in 1812" [syn: Georgetown,
Stabroek]
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jamestown
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n 1: a former village on the James River in Virginia to the
north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English
settlement in America in 1607
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yorktown
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n 1: a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of
Newport News; site of the last battle of the American
Revolution
2: in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a
siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the
surrender ended the American Revolution [syn: Yorktown,
siege of Yorktown]
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youngstown
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n 1: a city in northeast Ohio
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allentown
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n 1: a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and
commercial center
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cooperstown
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n 1: a small town in east central New York; site of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
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boomtown
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midtown
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newtown
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queenstown
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chinatown
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levittown
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