brow

American  

[brau] / braʊ /

noun

• brows
  plural

1. Anatomy. the ridge over the eye.

2. the hair growing on that ridge; eyebrow.

3. the forehead.

   He wore his hat low over his brow.

4. a person's countenance or mien.

5. the edge of a steep place.

   She looked down over the brow of the hill.

6. gangplank.

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brow British  

/ braʊ /

noun

1. the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead

2. short for eyebrow

3. the expression of the face; countenance

   a troubled brow

4. the top of a mine shaft; pithead

5. the jutting top of a hill, etc

6. dialect a steep slope on a road

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brow Idioms  

1. see by the sweat of one's brow; cause raised eyebrows.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• brows
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of brow

before 1000; Middle English browe, Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn, Sanskrit bhrūs

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

brow brows

The immediate recovery time for an endoscopic brow lift is about half that required for a coronal procedure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

And after it ends, his shirt is almost soaked through, his brow furrowed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 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

With a massive shock of red hair, bone-white makeup and oversized brow, Curry looked like a hellish Bozo the Clown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

A faded vein under the lady’s see-through skin moves as she furrows her brow.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

“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

He acknowledges that a new “Man on Fire” may be met with furrowed brows by fans of the film, admitting his own initial skepticism about taking on a vehicle so strongly identified with Washington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

Frowning brows, narrowing eyes and pursed lips often follow missed shots.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025

Concern creased the skin between his brother’s brows.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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