Fawn
11fawn — [n] baby deer baby buck, baby doe, yearling; concepts 394,400 fawn [v] ingratiate oneself to; serve abase, apple polish*, be at beck and call*, be obsequious, be servile, blandish, bow, brownnose*, buddy up*, butter up*, cajole, cater to, cave in …
12fawn — Ⅰ. fawn [1] ► NOUN 1) a young deer in its first year. 2) a light brown colour. ORIGIN Old French faon, from Latin fetus offspring . Ⅱ. fawn [2] ► VERB …
13fawn — index truckle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
14fawn — fawn1 [fôn] vi. [ME faunen < OE fagnian < fagen, var. of fægen: see FAIN] 1. to show friendliness by licking hands, wagging its tail, etc.: said of a dog 2. to try to gain favor by acting servilely; cringe and flatter [courtiers fawning on… …
15fawn — fawn1 [ fɔn ] noun count a young DEER fawn fawn 2 [ fɔn ] verb fawn over or fawn on phrasal verb transitive fawn over/on someone to be extremely nice to someone more important than you because you want them to like you or give you something fawn… …
16fawn — [[t]fɔ͟ːn[/t]] fawns, fawning, fawned 1) COLOUR Fawn is a pale yellowish brown colour. Tania was standing there in her light fawn coat. 2) N COUNT A fawn is a very young deer. The fawn ran to the top of the ridge. 3) VERB (disapproval) If you say …
17fawn — I UK [fɔːn] / US [fɔn] noun [countable] Word forms fawn : singular fawn plural fawns a young deer II UK [fɔːn] / US [fɔn] verb Word forms fawn : present tense I/you/we/they fawn he/she/it fawns present participle fawning past tense fawned past… …
18fawn on — phrasal verb fawn over or fawn on [transitive] Word forms fawn over : present tense I/you/we/they fawn over he/she/it fawns over present participle fawning over past tense fawned over past participle fawned over showing disapproval fawn over/on… …
19fawn — fawn1 [fo:n US fo:n] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: faon young animal , from Latin fetus; FETUS] 1.) a young ↑deer 2.) [U] a pale yellow brown colour fawn 2 fawn2 …
20fawn — I [[t]fɔn[/t]] n. 1) mam a young deer, esp. an unweaned one 2) a light yellowish brown color 3) light yellowish brown 4) mam (of a doe) to bring forth young • Etymology: 1225–75; ME < MF < L fētus fetus fawn′like , adj. II fawn [[t]fɔn[/t]] …
