browse
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Vegetation that is suitable for animals to eat.
Pronunciation
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browzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɹaʊz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
“A deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day.”
uncountable
Fodder for cattle and other animals.
Cornwallfishinguncountable
Bruised fish used as bait.
countable
The act of browsing through something.
countable
That which one browses through; something to read.
verb
Look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
transitivecomputing
To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser.
To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on display.
intransitiveof an animal
To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
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This meaning: Vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
Used this way, browse is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“A deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Inflected forms
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A viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular.
Reading superficially or at random.
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A program used to view HTML documents.
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