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brownstone

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

Editorial note

If you tore down all the skyscrapers in Manhattan, your brownstone wouldn't get more valuable; rather the opposite.

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Quick take

(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.

noun

(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.

verb

(transitive, historical) To scour (steps) with a donkey stone.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brownstone.

noun

(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.

noun

(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.

verb

(transitive, historical) To scour (steps) with a donkey stone.

Example sentences

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If you tore down all the skyscrapers in Manhattan, your brownstone wouldn't get more valuable; rather the opposite.

2

Maintaining a late 1800s brownstone is not cheap and without proper care these historic areas will just slowly deteriorate.

3

It's like walking down a canyon made of SUVs on one side and brownstone staircases on another.

4

An awesome, huge workspace in a brownstone building in the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

5

Moving to NYC in the 70's and getting a brownstone for cheap seems like it would have been an incredibly interesting time.

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We offer full medical/dental/vision and an awesome informal working environment in a small brownstone we fully occupy in Manhattan.

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I sure hope no one actually works immersed in a well in the basement of a New York brownstone.

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Many former single-family homes (especially enormous brownstone mansions) are split into multiple apartments.

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I remember the Brownstone residence I stayed at was on a block which had some street names.

10

Why couldn’t you have a China town or brownstone?

11

Now I'm in a brownstone, so I'm keeping it to before 10pm.

12

Old brownstone apartments probably had poor insulation.

Quote examples

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We're hosting a "Speed Dating" event during Philly Tech Week, a low-commitment way of getting to know one another and become familiar with the type of work we do at Think Brownstone.

2

(To me, the canonical home is either a ranch or a brownstone, which look nothing like that) I think the kids will be OK with a 3.5" disk icon without caring what it represents.

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In fact, it's a lot like saying: "The title for this Brooklyn brownstone I just bought ultimately traces back to the Dutch land grants (or Lenape tribe covenants, etc; take your pick); NYC's zoning restrictions do not override the existing property rights.

Proper noun examples

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'Brownstone' is generally a US word (plus most Australian sandstone is not brown).

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use brownstone in a sentence?

If you tore down all the skyscrapers in Manhattan, your brownstone wouldn't get more valuable; rather the opposite.

What does brownstone mean?

(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.

What part of speech is brownstone?

brownstone is commonly used as noun, verb.