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overbrow

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)bɹaʊ/
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  • /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈbɹaʊ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The area immediately above the eyebrow and below the forehead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A projecting shelf of rock on the face of a cliff.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To hang over like a brow; to impend over.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: poetic, transitive

Examples

  • 18000, William Wordsworth, Michael Did with a huge projection overbrow Large space beneath.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From over- + brow.