eyebrow

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eyebrow

eyebrow [noun]
US /ˈaɪ.braʊ/ 
UK /ˈaɪ.braʊ/ 
Example: 

Arched eyebrows

The line of hair above an eye

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Arched eyebrows

Oxford Essential Dictionary

eyebrow

 noun
one of the two lines of hair above your eyes

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

eyebrow

eyebrow /ˈaɪbraʊ/ noun [countable]
 1. the line of hair above your eye:
   • thick bushy eyebrows
 2. raise your eyebrows to move your eyebrows upwards in order to show surprise or disapproval:
   • ‘Really?’ she said, raising her eyebrows.
   • This decision caused a few raised eyebrows (=surprised some people).
 3. be up to your eyebrows in something spoken to have more of something than you can deal with:
   • I’m absolutely up to my eyebrows in work.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eyebrow

eye·brow [eyebrow eyebrows]   [ˈaɪbraʊ]    [ˈaɪbraʊ]  (also brow) noun usually plural

the line of hair above the eye
 

more at raise your eyebrows at  raise  v.

Idiom: up to your eyebrows in something

See also: brow 

 

Collocations:

Physical appearance

A person may be described as having:

Eyes

(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes

deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes

small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes

piercing/penetrating/steely eyes

bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes

bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows

long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes

Face

a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose

a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose

full/thick/thin/pouty lips

dry/chapped/cracked lips

flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks

soft/chubby/sunken cheeks

white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth

a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead

a strong/weak/pointed/double chin

a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard

a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache

Hair and skin

pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin

dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin

a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion

deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles

blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair

straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair

thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair

dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair

long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair

a bald/balding/shaved head

a receding hairline

a bald patch/spot

a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part

Body

a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck

broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders

a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest

a flat/swollen/bulging stomach

a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist

big/wide/narrow/slim hips

a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back

thin/slender/muscular arms

big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands

long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers

long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs

muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs

big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet

a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure

be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build

 

Example Bank:

• ‘Really?’ she said, raising a sardonic eyebrow.

• Ellen looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

• He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.

• Her eyebrows arched quizzically.

• His dark eyebrows lifted in surprise.

• She had short blonde hair and an eyebrow ring.

• She spent hours in front of the mirror, plucking her eyebrows.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eyebrow

eyebrow /ˈaɪ.braʊ/
noun [C]
the line of short hairs above each eye in humans:
Do you pluck your eyebrows (= remove some of the hairs to change their shape)?
He's got really bushy (= thick) eyebrows.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

eyebrow

/aɪbraʊ/
(eyebrows)

1.
Your eyebrows are the lines of hair which grow above your eyes.
N-COUNT: usu pl, oft poss N

2.
If something causes you to raise an eyebrow or to raise your eyebrows, it causes you to feel surprised or disapproving.
An intriguing item on the news pages caused me to raise an eyebrow over my morning coffee...
PHRASE: V inflects

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

eyebrow

eye·brow /ˈaɪˌbraʊ/ noun, pl -brows [count] : the line of hair that grows over your eye - see picture at face
✦To raise an/your eyebrow is to move your eyebrow up in a way that shows surprise or mild disapproval. To raise eyebrows is to cause other people to react in this way. These phrases are often used figuratively.
• No one raised an eyebrow [=no one expressed surprise] when he announced that he was planning to run for governor.
• His recent public statements have raised (a few) eyebrows. [=people have reacted with surprise and disapproval to his recent public statements]

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