brow
Meanings
Plural: brows
Noun
- the part of the face above the eyes
- the arch of hair above each eye
- the peak of a hill
- "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills"
- The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
- The eyebrow.
- The forehead.
- Aspect; appearance; facial expression.
- The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
- The first tine of an antler's beam.
- A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
- The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.
- The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.
Verb
- To bound or limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English browe, from Old English brū, from Proto-West Germanic *brāwu, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs (“brow”).
Compare Middle Irish brúad, Tocharian B pärwāne (“eyebrows”), Lithuanian bruvi̇̀s, Serbo-Croatian obrva, Russian бровь (brovʹ), Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrús), Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū)), Persian ابرو (abru, “eyebrow”), Khowar بروُ (bruú).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
brow is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordbrow is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brow is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
brow is a valid Words With Friends word