brow C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape US /braʊ/ UK /braʊ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the forehead, or the edge of a hill or cliff He wiped the sweat from his brow. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the forehead, or the edge... foreheadeyebrowtemplecrestedgebrink Word family Related forms browbeateyebrow Appears in Proverbs (1) See all In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread Matching variant: In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat thy bread Etymology AI details From Old English brū ('eyebrow, eyelid'), from Proto-Germanic *brūs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs ('eyebrow'). brū Old English *h₃bʰrúHs Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # brow **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /braʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /braʊ/ ## Meanings 1. the forehead, or the edge of a hill or cliff ## Examples - He wiped the sweat from his brow. ## Synonyms - forehead - eyebrow - temple - crest - edge - brink ## Related Forms - browbeat - eyebrow ## Roots and Affixes - Root: brū - Root: *h₃bʰrúHs ## Etymology From Old English brū ('eyebrow, eyelid'), from Proto-Germanic *brūs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs ('eyebrow'). ## AI Etymology Brow is from Old English brū ('eyebrow, eyelid'), from Proto-Germanic *brūs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs ('eyebrow'). Important recorded forms include brū (Old English) and *h₃bʰrúHs (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers the forehead, or the edge of a hill or cliff. The wider family includes related words such as browbeat and eyebrow. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown