brow1
/braʊ
/noun
1A person’s forehead: he wiped his brow...
- The flour from the bacon and egg muffin had evidently rubbed off on my hands, and had been transferred to my forehead every time I wiped my brow.
- It wasn't a good kiss; she mashed her whole face against his straight on, jammed her nose into his, her forehead into his brow.
- Her hair was windblown about her face, and deep creases were on her forehead, where her brow was puckered with anger.
Synonyms
forehead, temple;
Zoology frons
2 (usually brows) An eyebrow: his brows lifted in surprise...
- Groom your brows with an eyebrow brush or toothbrush in an upward and outwardly direction.
- While brows are sprouting, make sure to fill them in with an eyebrow pencil or brow powder, advises beauty guru, Laura Mercier.
- Her brows lifted in more light surprise then fell down back down in support.
Synonyms
eyebrow
3The summit of a hill or pass: the cottages were built on the brow of a hill...
- After passing over the brow of a small hill leave the track and bear diagonally right across a field along a path indicated by a waymarker, this leads to a wooden footbridge on the far side of the large Field.
- For no less than three miles this vast upland of hillocks and brows roll on, serried knolls which appear to stretch onwards into infinity.
- Soon, Karae shifted position a second time, moving to lie on her stomach, facing the valley over the brow of the hill.
Synonyms
summit, peak, top, mountaintop, crest, crown, tip, head, pinnacle, apex, vertex, apogee
Derivatives
browed
[in combination]: furrow-browed
Origin
Old English brū 'eyelash, eyebrow', of Germanic origin. Current senses arose in Middle English; compare with brae.
Rhymes
brow2
/braʊ/noun
1A gangway from a ship to the shore.It was one of the largest crowds seen at any recent ship's departure and two brows were needed to get the large crowd on and off the warship....
- When the brow was secured, RADM Yang strode to the shore to be greeted by RADM Smith and the Chinese dignitaries.
- It raced from the ship's side to the flight deck while the brows were secured.
1.1A hinged part of a ferry or landing craft forming a landing platform.
Origin
Mid 19th century: probably from Norwegian bru, from Old Norse brú 'bridge'.