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fawn
(f/O/n )

adjective (a)

  • Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    dun, grayish brown, greyish brown
    source: wordnet30
  • a young deer(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • show submission or fear(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    cower, crawl, creep, cringe, grovel
    source: wordnet30
  • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    bootlick, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle
    source: wordnet30
  • have fawns(verb.body)
    Example:
    Deer fawn.
    source: wordnet30
  • To bring forth a fawn.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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