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.

Synonyms

eyebrow, forehead, hilltop, supercilium