eyebrow

Meanings

Plural: eyebrows

Noun

the arch of hair above each eye
The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
A dormer, usually of small size, whose roof line over the upright face is typically an arched curve, turning into a reverse curve to meet the horizontal line at either end.
A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.

Verb

To build up waste fibres in a roller machine.
To signal with one's eyebrows.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English eȝebreu, alteration of Old English ēaganbrū (“eyebrow”), equivalent to eye + brow. The corresponding Old English ēagbrǣw meant "eyelid". Compare Dutch oogbrauw (“eyelid; eyelash; eyebrow”), German Augenbraue (“eyebrow”).

Synonyms

brow, supercilium, vallum

Scrabble Score: 15

eyebrow is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
eyebrow is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eyebrow is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

eyebrow is a valid Words With Friends word