brow

Speech parts

1. brow - Noun

2. brow - Verb

3. Brow - Proper noun

Meaning

The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.

The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.

The forehead; as, a feverish brow.

The general air of the countenance.

The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.

To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

forehead hilltop eyebrow supercilium mount ridge ben chamberlain alp brae acme meridian apogee pate saddleback
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Antonyms

arroyo valley stadium manger aqueduct fosse
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Hypernyms

crown top feature summit crest hair

Phrases with the word

sweat of one's brow middle brow high brow brow bossing brow lift brow bone

Examples

Go, forget me! why should sorrow O'er that brow a shadow fling? Go, forget me, and to-morrow Brightly smile and sweetly sing! Smile,-though I shall not be near thee; Sing,-though I shall never hear thee! Charles Wolfe

Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the force of armies. Joseph Addison

Lord, confound this surly sister, Blight her brow with blotch and blister, Cramp her larynx, lung and liver, In her guts a galling give her. John Millington Synge

The sweat of one's brow is what burns everyone. Irish Proverb

Walk till the blood appears on the cheek, but not the sweat on the brow. Spanish Proverb

Garlands are not for every brow. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

brovanexine Brovary brovincamine brow ague brow bone brow bossing