Definition of brows Brows

/bɹawˈz/ - [brawz] -

We found 3 definitions of brows from 2 different sources.

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What does brows mean?

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  • brows (Noun)
    Plural of brow.

Part of speech

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  • brows, noun, plural of brow.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: brows

brow - the part of the face above the eyes
  forehead
  lineament, feature an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
  human face, face a vertical surface of a building or cliff
brow - the arch of hair above each eye
  eyebrow, supercilium
  hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism
  human face, face a vertical surface of a building or cliff
brow - the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills"
  hilltop
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • brow (n.)
    The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.
  • brow (n.)
    The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.
  • brow (n.)
    The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
  • brow (n.)
    The general air of the countenance.
  • brow (n.)
    The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.
  • brow (v. t.)
    To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

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

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • brow
    brow, n. the eyebrow: the ridge over the eyes: the forehead: the edge of a hill: a gallery in a coalmine running across the face of the coal: (fig.) aspect, appearance.—v.t. Brow′beat, to bear down with stern looks or speech: to bully.—adjs. Brow′-bound, having the brow bound as with a crown: crowned; Brow′less, without shame. [A.S. brú; Ice. brün.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • brow
    To approach closely either to land or wind; to hug a shoal or coast in order to avoid adverse tide.
  • brow
    An inclined plane of planks, on one or both sides of a ship, to communicate internally; a stage-gangway for the accommodation of the shipwrights, in conveying plank, timber, and weighty articles on board. Also, the face of a rising ground. An old term for a gang-board.

Part of speech

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  • brow, noun, singular of brows.

Pronunciation

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