eyebrow
Arched eyebrows
The line of hair above an eye
Arched eyebrows
Oxford Essential Dictionary
eyebrow
noun
one of the two lines of hair above your eyes
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
eyebrow
eye‧brow /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
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]
