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- pronunciation:
- braUz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
browses, browsing, browsed |
| definition 1: |
to graze or feed on.
Cattle are browsing the grass.- synonyms:
- graze
- similar words:
- eat, nibble
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| definition 2: |
to look through (a book, magazine, or the like) in a leisurely way.
- synonyms:
- look over
- antonyms:
- pore
- similar words:
- leaf through, scan, skim, thumb
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to graze or feed on growing plants.
- synonyms:
- graze, pasture
- similar words:
- eat, feed, nibble
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| definition 2: |
to examine items in a leisurely way.
I'm just browsing, not shopping.- synonyms:
- poke around
- similar words:
- shop, window-shop
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| related words: |
dip, roam |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
new plant growth, such as shoots, leaves, and the like, that is suitable for grazing.
- similar words:
- grass, shoots
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| derivation: |
browser (n.) |
Browse comes from a French word that means "a bud or sprout." In the 1400s, the English word "browse" meant "to graze." Grazing animals tend to nibble at the young, more tender parts of plants. Browse was first used to mean "look through a book casually or slowly" in the 1800s. When one browses through a book, it is as though one is slowly eating or nibbling lightly.
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