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brow

/braʊ/
/braʊ/
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Other forms: brows

Definitions of brow
  1. noun
    the part of the face above the eyes
    synonyms: forehead
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    type of:
    feature, lineament
    the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
  2. noun
    the arch of hair above each eye
    synonyms: eyebrow, supercilium
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    type of:
    hair
    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
  3. noun
    the peak of a hill
    “the sun set behind the brow of distant hills”
    synonyms: hilltop
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    type of:
    crest, crown, peak, summit, tip, top
    the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Pronunciation
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/braʊ/
UK
/braʊ/
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