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 top election officials in Kansas and Missouri have agreed to share voter registration details with each other, a piecemeal approach designed to protect elections that’s raised eyebrows from voting rights advocates. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025

During that same event, Vance made some comments about his wife that raised some eyebrows. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Nov. 2025

But leave it to food-science whiz Alton Brown to suggest an ingredient that manages to raise even our seasoned eyebrows. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025

And the Target board’s appointment of Cornell as executive chairman—essentially, Fiddelke’s boss—raised some eyebrows, with some suggesting that the company was still being run by the two executives who landed the company in trouble in the first place. —Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 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