brownie

Speech parts

1. brownie - Noun

2. Brownie - Proper noun

Meaning

An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

saturn ceres hyperion minerva robin rosebud rhea hermes peri pluto fay Artemis elf jove goblin
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Antonyms

god angel titan giant dinosaur divine messenger
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Hypernyms

fay girl scout sprite faery cooky fairy

Hyponyms

sandman leprechaun

Phrases with the word

brownie points chocolate brownie brownie hopia weed brownie

Anagrams

Borwein

Examples

I was in the South of France. I saw a Brownie on a school trip. She was holding up a book. It said on the front 'rough guide'. I thought: 'Yeah' she's not a looker. Jimmy Carr

I was a brownie for a day. My mom made me stop. She didn't want me to conform. Sandra Bullock

I'm the king of brownie sundaes! Matt Dallas

I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me - it resonated. Eric Clapton

Our huffing and puffing to impress God, our scrambling for brownie points, our thrashing about trying to fix ourselves while hiding our pettiness and wallowing in guilt are nauseating to God and are a flat out denial of the gospel of grace. Brennan Manning

Classic Christmas cookies are really time-consuming. Instead, make a bar you can bake in a pan and just cut up, like a brownie or a blondie or a shortbread, which still has that Christmas vibe. Zooey Deschanel

Close letter words and terms

Brownian noise Brownian ratchet brownian zsigmondy movement brownie hopia brownie mix brownie point