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eyebrow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/
  • (US) audio

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”).

Meanings

  1. The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
  2. 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.
  3. A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
eye brow alternative lexicographic
eye-brow alternative lexicographic
eyebrows Number=Plur lexicographic
eyebrown alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

raise an eyebrow · eyebrowless · old man's eyebrow · Weatherby eyebrow · eyebrowlike · eyebrowing · eyebrowlessness · eyebrow-raising · eyebrow flash · eyebrow-raiser · raise eyebrows · flea's eyebrows · guybrows · eyebrow pencil · knit one's eyebrows · eyebrowed thrush · eyebrowed

Hyponyms

unibrow (hair) · monobrow (hair)

Synonyms

vallum (hair) · supercilium (hair) · brow (hair)

Translations (238)

an zella (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ar حَاجِب (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fa ابرو (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · az qaş (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fy eachbrau (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ug قاش (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fi kulmakarvat (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · khw بروُ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · as চেলাউৰি (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · dv ބުމަ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ga fabhra (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · nn augebrun (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ky каш (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ht sousi (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · pt sobrancelha (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · hy հոնք (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · yo bèbè ojú (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sk obočie (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ssy minin (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · dtr kiar (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · os ӕрфыг (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · nv anátsʼiin (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · wyi turnoma'ay (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · pnt οφρύδιν (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · hy ունք (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · win ceexahį (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · my မျက်ခုံး (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · cy ael (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · bcl kiray (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ms alis (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mi tukemata (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · eu bekain (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · jje 눈썹 (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · te కనుబొమ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · th ภมุ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ps وروځه (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · bdr kirei (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · bsy kirai (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · hu szemöldök (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fi silmäkulma (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fr sourcil (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ja まゆ毛 (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tly bəv (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · de Braue (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mi pewa (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · vo logabob (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sah хаас (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sne koning (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · kk қас (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · th คิ้ว (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · yue 眼眉毛 (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · drg sambakon (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ja(hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fo eygnabrún (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ja まゆ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · dsb wobwócyjo (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · wyi tourn-a-myng (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · cop ⲙⲉϫⲉⲛϩ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fo eygnabrúgv (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · orv бръвь (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · slr kürlük (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · crh qaş (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ms bulu kening (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mk веѓа (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · grc ὀφρύς (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fa برو (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sc cígiu (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · yo ìpéǹpéjù (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fi kulma (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · he גַּבָּה (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · xto pärwāṃ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · zza bırwe (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · pa بَھرْوَٹّا (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · evn саримикта (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · cs obočí (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · cu брꙑ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fur cee (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · an cella (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · rif timmi (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · bal بروان (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · om nyaara (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fy winkbrau (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · uz qosh (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ovd ogenbråyn (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · arz حاجب (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · lb Aperhoer (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · bn ভুরু (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sib likau (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ru бровь (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · aa minin (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ka წარბი (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fur sorecee (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · uk бро́ва (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · hil kilay (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ne आँखीभौं (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · war kiray (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · lv uzacs (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · bg ве́жда (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tt каш (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tr kaş (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · rup sprindzeanã (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ulk iraw (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · si බැම (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ota حاجب (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · pa ਭਰਵੱਟਾ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · io brovo (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tl kilay (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · rm survantscheglia (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · nb øyebryn (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tiw alangarrika (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · be брыво́ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ilo kiday (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · gl cella (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · gd mala (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sc chíciu (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mr भुवई (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ko 눈썹 (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · la supercilium (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · lez рацӏан (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · nv anátʼéézh (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ttt bürg (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · izh kulma (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · wyi yarra mirring (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ba ҡаш (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · lo ຄິ້ວ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sjd кулльм (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · bni lokiki (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · nn augnebrun (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ga mala (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · nb øyenbryn (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sma haermie (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · alt каш (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · kqr kudou (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · yue 眼眉 (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tiw alangurrupwanga (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mvv kurou (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sq vetull (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · af wenkbrou (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ckb بِرۆ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · oc ussa (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · co sopracigliu (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ota ابرو (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ln lokiki (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · nrf soucile (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · pdc Aagebrau (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · dsb wobwóco (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tk gaş (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ltg izacs (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · lt antakis (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mnc ᡶᠠᡳᡨᠠᠨ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · kw abrans (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mt ħaġeb (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ms kening (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · is augabrún (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · iu ᖃᓪᓗ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ca cella (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · bho भौंह (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · za bwnda (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mba kilay (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sms čâʹlmmkuʹlmm (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · smn čalmekulme (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ja 眉毛 (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · es ceja (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sh веђа (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tpi gras bilong ai (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · el φρύδι (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · km ចិញ្ចើម (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · rup sufrãmtseauã (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · dtp kudou (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · hi भौंह (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · egy i-in:n-H-D13 (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ill kirai (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tih ruru (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · se gulbmeguolga (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · dlm čeja (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sh veđa (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tsg kilay (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ast ceya (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · zdj nɗazi (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mns-nor самхӯлюм (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · nci īxcuahmōlli (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · fy wynbrau (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · cmn 眉毛 (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · bo མིག་སྤུ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · scn supraccigghiu (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · cmn 眼眉 (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · rap hihi (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · eo brovo (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mrw kiray (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · kmr birû (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · pam kile (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ro arcadă (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · kl qallu (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · yi ברעם (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · pl brew (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · dtr kudou (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · nn augebryn (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · et kulm (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · nl wenkbrauw (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · vi lông mày (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ceb kilay (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · duo kiray (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ota قاش (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mn хөмсөг (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tyv хавак кирбии (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · xal күмсг (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ur ابرو (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mzn بلفه (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · cv куҫ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · it sopracciglio (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sl obrv (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ta புருவம் (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · nn augnebryn (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ms kirai (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mel likau (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · os ӕрфуг (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · gv mollee (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · de Augenbraue (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sh обрва (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ro sprânceană (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sv ögonbryn (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · jje 눈섭 (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · gl sobrecella (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · oc cilha (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · clt mingtluo (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · rup dzeanã (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · id alis (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · txb pärwāne (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · tg абрӯ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · se gulbmi (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · bqi برگ (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · da øjenbryn (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ang oferbrū (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · sh obrva (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · hsb brjowka (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · mg volomaso (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · ko 눈섭 (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) · gsw Augbraame (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)

wikidata: Q43748

eyebrow en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/
  • (US) audio

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”).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To build up waste fibres in a roller machine.
  2. (transitive) To 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
eyebrows Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
eyebrowing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
eye brow alternative lexicographic
eye-brow alternative lexicographic
eyebrowed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
eyebrowed Tense=Past lexicographic
eyebrown alternative lexicographic

Relateds

eyelid · eyelash