eyebrow

noun

eye·​brow ˈī-ˌbrau̇ 

: the ridge over the eye or the hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it

Examples of eyebrow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The eyebrow-raising theory that 3I/ATLAS could be an alien spaceship is one that Loeb himself first prominently put forth. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025

There also aren’t really any eyebrow-raising inclusions in the big four like previous years. —Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025

The network raised eyebrows in 2011 when co-anchor Mika Brzezinski conducted a seven-minute-long interview with Howard Schultz, then Starbucks’ CEO, without any mention of the advertising support. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025

The actor Nicholas Christopher—brawny, bald, with a perpetually cocked eyebrow that brings to mind Yul Brynner—strode through the aisles of Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach one afternoon. —Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing eyebrow

• eyebrow pencil

Rhymes for eyebrow

• anyhow
• carabao
• disallow
• disavow
• allow
• avow
• basedow
• chiao
• endow
• highbrow
• lanao
• meow

Kids Definition

eyebrow

noun

eye·​brow ˈī-ˌbrau̇ 

: the ridge over the eye or hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it

Medical Definition

eyebrow

noun

eye·​brow ˈī-ˌbrau̇ 

: the ridge over the eye or hair growing on it

called also brow