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brownies

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for brownies.

Editorial note

Far easier to by a pack of joints or brownies just like normal brownies or cigarettes.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A nickname of the surname Brown.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of brownies gathered in one view.

noun

A nickname of the surname Brown.

noun

(usually countable, baking, originally US) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.

noun

(countable) (folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brownies.

noun

A nickname of the surname Brown.

noun

(usually countable, baking, originally US) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.

noun

(countable) (folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.

noun

(uncountable, baking, Australia and New Zealand) A sweet bread with brown sugar and currants.

Example sentences

1

Far easier to by a pack of joints or brownies just like normal brownies or cigarettes.

2

You take it, eat the brownies that the VFW baked for your naturalization ceremony, and happily keep both passports.

3

It's not like it actually changes anything and it wins you some PR brownies.

4

Now no one smokes, but we have an obesity/diabetes epidemic, and people bring in homemade cookies or brownies every day.

5

Cakes and brownies are another story, thus far, and it's not the butter that's the problem ingredient; eggs are where the problems come in.

6

They could game the metric to avoid paying out as much, and do something like pass out pot brownies to kids in day care.

7

Despite the creators' comparisons to muffins or brownies and how people say they have too much sugar, there was no sweetness to it at all.

8

It may have to do with the kind of brownies I like, and it may just be that I've had enough bad luck that now my baking mojo is broken for making brownies.

9

People who watch this show are the same people who drink diet soda and eat sugar-free cookies, brownies, and let's not forget, low sodium bacon.

10

Seeing that I have the willpower of a Kennedy, I'd be eating a full tray of brownies for dinner each night.

11

It won't allow me to create variations of pot brownies.

12

For those paying attention, that above lkml thread ended with Sarah Sharp stating that she'll bring and distribute pot brownies to everyone on stage at linuxconf.

Quote examples

1

When I say "I love brownies" I don't mean that I desire the existence of as many brownies as possible, even if I can't eat them.

2

I think the vegetarians who say "I love animals" mean something entirely different from what you mean when you say "I love brownies"...

3

This would go around the room until the last person revealed the message, "My mother bakes brownies on Tuesday." And it happened like this every time!

Proper noun examples

1

Brownies are a concern) We could use a lot more China articles -- huge market, lots of really cool stuff going on there.

2

Brownies, on the other hand, are a nightmare to veganize, for me.

3

Brownies are good business, would you start a brownie company?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use brownies in a sentence?

Far easier to by a pack of joints or brownies just like normal brownies or cigarettes.

What does brownies mean?

A nickname of the surname Brown.

What part of speech is brownies?

brownies is commonly used as noun.