Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: eyebrow
IPA transcription: ['aɪbɹ,aʊ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: eyebrow, brow, supercilium
    Meaning: the arch of hair above each eye
Usage examples
  • A mole on the eyebrow denotes that one will be hanged.
  • For toothache take an eyelash, an eyebrow, trimmings of the finger-nails, and toe-nails of the patient, bore a hole in a beech-tree, and put them in.
  • Mr. Edison then asked: 'If I hadn't sold any of mine, what would it be worth to-day?' and after some figuring I replied: 'Over four million dollars.' When Mr. Edison is thinking seriously over a problem he is in the habit of pulling his right eyebrow, which he did now for fifteen or twenty seconds.