eyebrow

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/ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/

noun

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

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browsuperciliumvallum
OriginMiddle English eȝebreu ← Old English ēaganbrū →
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Meanings

eyebrow1

nouneyebrow (plural eyebrows)

plural eyebrows · alternative eye brow · alternative eye-brow · alternative eyebrown

  1. The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

    Synonyms: brow, supercilium, vallum

  2. businessA 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.
  3. A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.
verbeyebrow (third-person singular simple present eyebrows, present participle eyebrowing, simple past and past participle eyebrowed)

present singular third person eyebrows · participle present eyebrowing · participle past eyebrowed · past eyebrowed · alternative eye brow · alternative eye-brow · alternative eyebrown

  1. intransitiveTo build up waste fibres in a roller machine.
  2. transitiveTo signal with one's eyebrows.

    Rodas watched Tinker disappear through the door before eyebrowing a question at Barrow. Barrow gestured at him to stay put. Rodas settled back.

    2015, Kathy Reichs, Bones Never Lie, page 23

Eyebrow2

proper noun
  1. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

Similar
browsuperciliumvallum

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe arch of hair above each eye

Similar
browsupercilium
Broader
hair
Also see
browsupercilium

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishēaganbrū“eyebrow”
  2. Middle Englisheȝebreu
  3. Englisheyebrow

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”).

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Translations

Afrikaans wenkbrou
  • wenkbrouhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Ancient Greek ὀφρύς
  • ὀφρύς (ophrús)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Arabic حَاجِب
  • حَاجِب (ḥājib)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Basque bekain
  • bekainhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Bengali ভুরু
  • ভুরু (bhuru)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Bulgarian ве́жда
  • ве́жда (véžda)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Catalan cella
  • cellahair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Chinese Cantonese 眼眉, 眼眉毛
  • 眼眉 (ngaan⁵ mei⁴)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • 眼眉毛 (ngaan⁵ mei⁴ mou⁴)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Chinese Mandarin 眉毛, 眼眉
  • 眉毛 (méimáo)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • 眼眉 (yǎnméi)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Czech obočí
  • obočíhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Danish øjenbryn
  • øjenbrynhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Dutch wenkbrauw
  • wenkbrauwhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Esperanto brovo
  • brovohair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Estonian kulm
  • kulmhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Finnish silmäkulma, kulma
  • silmäkulmahair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • kulmahair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • kulmakarvathair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
French sourcil
  • sourcilhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
German Braue, Augenbraue
  • Brauehair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • Augenbrauehair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Greek φρύδι
  • φρύδι (frýdi)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Hebrew גַּבָּה
  • גַּבָּה (gaba)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Hindi भौंह
  • भौंह (bha͠uh)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Hungarian szemöldök
  • szemöldökhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Icelandic augabrún
  • augabrúnhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Indonesian alis
  • alishair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Irish mala, fabhra
  • malahair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • fabhrahair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Italian sopracciglio
  • sopraccigliohair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Japanese まゆ, 眉
  • まゆ (mayu)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • 眉 (mayu)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • まゆ毛 (mayuge)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • 眉毛 (mayuge)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Korean 눈썹, 눈섭
  • 눈썹 (nunsseop)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • 눈섭 (nunseop)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Latin supercilium
  • superciliumhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Latvian uzacs
  • uzacshair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Lithuanian antakis
  • antakishair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Malay kening, bulu kening
  • keninghair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • bulu keninghair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • alishair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • kiraihair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Māori tukemata, pewa
  • tukematahair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • pewahair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Norwegian Bokmål øyebryn, øyenbryn
  • øyebrynhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • øyenbrynhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Persian ابرو, برو
  • ابرو (abru)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • برو (baru, boru)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Polish brew
  • brewhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Portuguese sobrancelha
  • sobrancelhahair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Punjabi ਭਰਵੱਟਾ, بَھرْوَٹّا
  • ਭਰਵੱਟਾ (bharvaṭṭā)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • بَھرْوَٹّا (bharvaṭṭā)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Romanian sprânceană, arcadă
  • sprânceanăhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • arcadăhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Russian бровь
  • бровь (brovʹ)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Scottish Gaelic mala
  • malahair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Slovak obočie
  • obočiehair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Spanish ceja
  • cejahair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Swedish ögonbryn
  • ögonbrynhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Tagalog kilay
  • kilayhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Tamil புருவம்
  • புருவம் (puruvam)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Thai ภมุ, คิ้ว
  • ภมุ (pá-mú)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
  • คิ้ว (kíu)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Turkish kaş
  • kaşhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Ukrainian бро́ва
  • бро́ва (bróva)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Urdu ابرو
  • ابرو (abru)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Vietnamese lông mày
  • lông màyhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Welsh ael
  • aelhair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Yiddish ברעם
  • ברעם (brem)hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket
Cite this entry
APA

eyebrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyebrow

MLA

“eyebrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyebrow. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyebrow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyebrow.

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