Meaning & use

brow

noun·Academic

The forehead, or the ridge of hair above the eye; also the top edge of a slope.

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Sweat trickled down his brow as he finished the final mile of the race.

The hikers finally reached the brow of the hill just before sunset.

A note on using this word

Brow can mean the forehead, the eyebrow, or, less commonly, the topmost edge of a hill or cliff.

Words with a similar meaning

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