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brow B0506300 (brou)n.1. a. The superciliary ridge over the eyes.b. The eyebrow.c. The forehead.2. A facial expression; countenance: "Speak you this with a sad brow?" (Shakespeare).3. The projecting upper edge of a steep place: the brow of a hill.
[Middle English, from Old English brū; see bhrū- in Indo-European roots.]brow (braʊ) n1. (Anatomy) the part of the face from the eyes to the hairline; forehead2. (Anatomy) short for eyebrow3. the expression of the face; countenance: a troubled brow. 4. (Mining & Quarrying) the top of a mine shaft; pithead5. (Physical Geography) the jutting top of a hill, etc6. dialect Northern English a steep slope on a road[Old English brū; related to Old Norse brūn eyebrow, Lithuanian bruvis, Greek ophrus, Sanskrit bhrūs]brow (braʊ)
n. 1. the ridge over the eye. 2. the hair growing on that ridge; eyebrow. 3. the forehead. 4. a person's countenance or mien. 5. the edge of a steep place. [before 1000; Middle English browe, Old English brū] Brow a collection of scholars—Lipton, 1970.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  brow - the part of the face above the eyesforeheadface, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"feature, lineament - the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"crinion, trichion - point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead | | 2. |  brow - the arch of hair above each eye eyebrow, superciliumhair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"venae palpebrales - veins of the eyelidsface, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" | | 3. |  brow - the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills"hilltopcrest, summit, top, peak, tip, crown - the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" |
brownoun1. forehead, temple She wrinkled her brow inquisitively.2. top, summit, peak, edge, tip, crown, verge, brink, rim, crest, brim He climbed to the brow of the hill. topTranslationsbrow (brau) noun1. the eyebrow. huge, bushy brows. 眉毛 眉毛2. the forehead. 額 额3. the top (of a hill). over the brow of the hill. 山頂 山顶brow
highbrow1. adjective Of or pertaining to heightened intellectualism or superior learning or culture; especially erudite or sophisticated; appealing or suited to highbrows. The film is by no means highbrow, but it has an intelligent enough story and some compelling characters. After two degrees in literature, Stanley insists on reading only highbrow books.2. noun A person who has or affects heightened intellectualism or superior learning or culture, often in a pretentious or elitist manner. Of course, a book like this won't be given the time of day by literary highbrows, but it nevertheless provides an engaging and—dare I say it—entertaining read.highbrowedOf or pertaining to heightened intellectualism or superior learning or culture; especially erudite or sophisticated; appealing or suited to highbrows. The film is by no means highbrowed, but it has an intelligent enough story and some compelling characters. After two degrees in literature, Stanley insists on reading only highbrowed books.See also: highbrowwith the sweat of (one's) browThrough or because of one's own efforts or hard work. With the sweat of his brow, my father turned a barren, fallow little plot of land into the flourishing farm you see today. This pair of entrepreneurs has created a billion-dollar company with the sweat of their brows.See also: brow, of, sweatthe sweat of (one's) browOne's own personal efforts or hard work. It's due to the sweat of my father's brow that a barren, fallow little plot of land was transformed into the flourishing farm you see today. This pair of entrepreneurs has created a billion-dollar company by the sweat of their brows.See also: brow, of, sweatby the sweat of (one's) browThrough or because of one's own efforts or hard work. By the sweat of his brow, my father turned a barren little plot of land into the flourishing farm you see today. This pair of entrepreneurs has created a billion-dollar company by the sweat of their brow.See also: brow, by, of, sweatknit (one's) brow(s)To furrow one's brow, often due to worry or confusion. Whenever there was a problem, my dad would sit in his favorite chair, knit his brow for a while, and then announce that he had a plan. When I asked Bill about what happened, and he knit his brows, I knew I was about to hear some bad news.See also: knitlowbrow1. adjective Unrefined, uncultured, or unintellectual, as in style, content, or quality; coarse or vulgar. I used to look down on people who watched lowbrow movies and TV shows in their spare time, but as I've gotten older I've started to see the appeal in it. The premise is clever enough, but it's so overladen with lowbrow humor that I could never really enjoy it fully.2. noun A person with such tastes or opinions. I thought the crass jokes were appalling, but all the lowbrows in the audience obviously thought they were hilarious. You wonder how anyone could enjoy such drivel, until you remember the sheer number of lowbrows there are in this country.middlebrowNeither particularly intelligent and refined nor particularly uncultured or crude in style, content, or quality. I used to pride myself on my refined tastes when I was in college, but they've become positively middlebrow since I settled down as an adult. It's an inoffensive, middlebrow film aimed at middle-class parents in need of a few hours' distraction.no-brow1. adjective Having absolutely no value in terms of culture, quality, or intelligence; below lowbrow. The film is so vulgar, so thoroughly enamored with its own despicable filth, that it isn't even lowbrow—it's no-brow. The play is just one no-brow sex joke after another.2. adjective A person who consumes and enjoys media of this caliber or description. Rundown places like this one attract the no-brows crawling out of the woodwork of the city.by the sweat of one's browFig. by one's efforts; by one's hard work. Tom raised these vegetables by the sweat of his brow. Sally polished the car by the sweat of her brow.See also: brow, by, of, sweatknit one's browto cause one's brow to wrinkle. Bob knitted his brow when he was confused. Jane knitted her brow because she was angry.See also: brow, knitby the sweat of one's browBy hard work, as in The only way he'll succeed is by the sweat of his brow. This figurative usage appears in the Bible (Genesis 31:9), where Adam's punishment for eating fruit in Eden is "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread"-that is, he will have to work for his bread, or living. [c. 1600] See also: brow, by, of, sweatcause raised eyebrowsAlso, raise eyebrows. Cause surprise or disapproval, as in At school his purple hair usually causes raised eyebrows. This transfer of a physical act (raising one's eyebrows) to the feelings it may express took place in the early 1900s. Lytton Strachey used the term in The Eminent Victorians (1918): "The most steady-going churchman hardly raises an eyebrow at it now." See also: cause, eyebrow, raisedby the sweat of your brow LITERARYIf you earn the money that you live on by the sweat of your brow, you earn it through doing hard physical work. Most people are no longer earning their bread by the sweat of their brow.See also: brow, by, of, sweatby the sweat of your brow by your own hard work, typically manual labour. This idiom is often used with reference to God's sentence on Adam after the Fall, condemning him to work for his food: ‘In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread’ (Genesis 3:19).See also: brow, by, of, sweatknit your ˈbrows frown (= move your eyebrows together), to show that you are thinking hard, feeling angry, etc: She knitted her brows, trying to think how she could have spent so much money in one week.See also: brow, knitby the sweat of your ˈbrow (literary) by your own hard work or physical effort: They had to live by the sweat of their brow.See also: brow, by, of, sweathighbrow1. n. an intellectual person; a person with refined tastes. (see also longhair.) The highbrows usually congregate in there. 2. mod. having to do with an intellectual or a person with refined tastes. Pete is sort of highbrow, but he’s an okay guy. lowbrow (ˈlobrɑʊ)1. n. a nonintellectual person; an anti-intellectual person. Some lowbrow came in and made a stink about not being able to find any Gene Autry records. 2. mod. nonintellectual; anti-intellectual. I like my lowbrow music and my lowbrow friends! middlebrow mod. middle-class; average or mediocre. (Between highbrow and lowbrow.) She has average middlebrow tastes and drives a midsized Chevrolet. no-brow n. a stupid person. (Patterned on lowbrow.) Sam is a complete no-brow. No culture, no sense of style, and no money. sweat of (one's) brow Hard work: landscaped the yard by the sweat of my brow.See also: brow, of, sweatby the sweat of one's browBy hard work. The expression appears to be based on God’s punishment of Adam for eating the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. Not only was Adam expelled, but thereafter he would have to work for a living. The Book of Genesis (3:9) has it, “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.” John Donne later (1624) spelled it out: “It was part of Adam’s punishment, In the sweat of thy browes thou shalt eat thy bread.” See also: brow, by, of, sweatEncyclopediaSeeeyebrowbrow
brow [brow] the forehead, or either lateral half of it.brow (brow), 1. The eyebrow. 2. Synonym(s): forehead [A.S. brū] brow (brou)n.a. The superciliary ridge over the eyes.b. The eyebrow.c. The forehead.brow The aftmost part of the forehead.brow (brow) 1. The eyebrow.
See: eyebrow2. Synonym(s): forehead. [A.S. brū]FinancialSeeEyebrowbrow
Synonyms for brownoun foreheadSynonymsnoun topSynonyms- top
- summit
- peak
- edge
- tip
- crown
- verge
- brink
- rim
- crest
- brim
- top
Synonyms for brownoun the part of the face above the eyesSynonymsRelated Words- face
- human face
- feature
- lineament
- crinion
- trichion
noun the arch of hair above each eyeSynonymsRelated Words- hair
- venae palpebrales
- face
- human face
noun the peak of a hillSynonymsRelated Words- crest
- summit
- top
- peak
- tip
- crown
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