noun
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the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead
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short for eyebrow
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the expression of the face; countenance
a troubled brow
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the top of a mine shaft; pithead
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the jutting top of a hill, etc
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dialect a steep slope on a road
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of brow
before 1000; Middle English browe, Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn, Sanskrit bhrūs
Vocabulary lists containing brow
Example Sentences
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But she wasn’t ready to undergo a coronal brow lift, an invasive procedure that involves making a sizable incision along the scalp and lifting all the skin on the forehead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“I have seen a 100% uptick in this procedure over the last three years,” he said of the endoscopic brow lift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
And if you’re familiar with Martin Best, the curmudgeonly doctor with an almost permanently furrowed brow portrayed by Charles, the character’s willingness to don such a getup likely took some coaxing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Lifts of all sorts are, no pun intended, on the rise: forehead and brow lifts up 29 percent; arm lifts and neck lifts both up 21 percent.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Oh, geez! Because I didn’t show, right? Ruby, I’m sorry. That creep, he oughta . . .” She wrinkled her brow and cocked her head at me.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
“Phew!” the WB execs said, exhaling and wiping their brows.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
One common complaint from older clients is a “parenthesis” effect, said Reszko, which is when newly formed curved wrinkles appear above the brows after too much neurotoxin injection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Gazala observes that her benefactor’s “eyes are slanted under the folds of her brows, kohl-rimmed cat’s eyes in a dead-white face, powder in every fold and crack.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
Guitars are plucked, fiddles are fiddled, and brows are furrowed as Marcus Mumford navigates his mid-30s, and the reorganisation of friendships and priorities that mid-life brings.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
His eyes, with arching thick brows above, study me.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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