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Collocations for brow - noun

1. eyebrow

ADJ.

dark, heavy | bushy, shaggy | winged | delicate | sardonic
She raised a sardonic brow.

VERB + BROW

arch, raise
She arched a brow when she saw the bill.
draw together, knit
He knitted his brows in concentration.

BROW + VERB

lift, rise | twitch | draw together, snap together
His brows snapped together ferociously when he heard the remark.

2. forehead

ADJ.

broad, wide | furrowed
He stared at the visitors beneath a furrowed brow.
stern | weary | damp, perspiring, sweating | fevered

VERB + BROW

mop, wipe | furrow, pucker, wrinkle
She wrinkled her brow thoughtfully.

BROW + VERB

crease, furrow, pucker, wrinkle
His brow furrowed as he racked his brains over the question.
clear
For a while she looked puzzled; then her brow cleared.
darken
His brow darkened in anger.

PREP.

across your ~
His shaggy grey hair fell loosely across his brow.
from your ~
She brushed back a stray lock of hair from her brow.
over your ~
His hair fell over his brow as he turned his head.

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