Brow

Quick meaning: Brow is a noun meaning The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.

Meaning

The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.

More Meanings

1. The eyebrow.
2. The forehead.
3. (figurative) Aspect; appearance; facial expression.
4. The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
5. The first tine of an antler's beam.
6. (mining) A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
7. (nautical) The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.

Example Sentences

the brow of a precipice

Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts / That brow this bottom glade.

And his arch’d brow, pulled o’er his eyes, / With solemn proof proclaims him wise.

Mr. Banks’ panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow.

Word Forms

• brows
• browing
• browed

Synonyms for brow

Depending on context, synonyms include forehead, eyebrow, supercilium, hilltop.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eyebrow, forehead, supercilium, hilltop, face, gateway.

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