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Word: Browse
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (in browse (sense 2 of the verb)): from Old French broster, from brost ‘young shoot’, probably of Germanic origin
braʊz
survey goods for sale in a leisurely and casual way
Short Definition:survey goods
Examples:- he stopped to browse around a second-hand bookshop
(of an animal) feed on leaves, twigs, or other high-growing vegetation
Short Definition:feed on high-growing vegetation
Examples:- they reach upward to browse on bushes
Word: Browse
Speech Type: Noun
braʊz
an act of casual looking or reading
Short Definition:act of browsing
Examples:- a browse through the sports pages
- I was just having a quick browse around the antique stalls
- the brochure is well worth a browse
vegetation, such as twigs and young shoots, eaten by animals
Short Definition:vegetation eaten by animals
Examples:- a moose needs to eat forty to fifty pounds of browse a day
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