: the ridge over the eye or the hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it
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Garrett’s new teammates found out in a last-second team meeting, the second of the day, which raised some eyebrows.
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Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
In everyday terms, the Planck mass is about equivalent to a human eyebrow hair, or a flea egg, which is about one-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a jelly bean.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 June 2026
The fact that no player had posted a tribute to the outgoing coach had raised some eyebrows until Van Dijk posted his own brief missive on social media.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Normally, a presidential election in South America wouldn’t raise eyebrows in Washington’s corridors of power.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
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Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
In everyday terms, the Planck mass is about equivalent to a human eyebrow hair, or a flea egg, which is about one-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a jelly bean.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 June 2026
The fact that no player had posted a tribute to the outgoing coach had raised some eyebrows until Van Dijk posted his own brief missive on social media.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Normally, a presidential election in South America wouldn’t raise eyebrows in Washington’s corridors of power.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
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“Eyebrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyebrow. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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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
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