eyebrow
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- noun
- /ˈaɪˌbraʊ/
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ceja
- Would you rather never ever pluck your eyebrows or never shave your legs?
- raise eyebrows
- eyes and eyebrows
- arch an eyebrow
Don't worry about getting it on your eyebrows, your nose.
- Don't worry about getting it on your eyebrows, your nose.
- And two, can you can you do the eyebrow, the one eyebrow raise?
- Some real eyebrows that we should all envy.
Examples
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"Oh, Monty's not doing the investigation?" His eyebrows shot up, and he looked thoughtful.
Fiction book (1990) -
Upon meeting her, I noted that she did not have any eyebrows or eyelashes.
Academic text (2008) -
Do you know I found a grey eyebrow hair in here?
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Look at those big old eyebrows you like.
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I need to get my eyebrows done or just gone.
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I also love the fluffy eyebrow look a lot.
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Let's have a look at your eyebrows.
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There is pain above my right eye, between my eyebrow and the tear duct.
Academic text (1996) -
Carol reported that she would apply the topical cream to her eyebrows only when it gets really bad.
Academic text (2008) -
Do you know I found a grey eyebrow hair in here?
Synonyms
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The line of hair growing above an eye
A line of hair above each eye that forms the eyebrow
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Etymology
The word eyebrow is simply eye + brow, where brow means 'ridge' above the eye. So an eyebrow is the line of hair that sits on that ridge and helps show expression.