brow

/bɹaʊ/

noun

  1. 1

    The ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow.

  2. 2

    The first tine of an antler's beam.

  3. 3

    The forehead.

  4. 4

    The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.

    “the brow of a precipice”
  5. 5

    A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.

  6. 6

    Aspect; appearance.

  7. 7

    The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.

  8. 8

    The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To bound or limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.

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