eyebrow

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/

Definition of eyebrow

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  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.

verb

  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.”

name

  1. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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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”).

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