Browse or browse means to look through idly, or to look at goods for sale in a shop or catalog--
I am just going to browse--I probably won't buy anything.
He liked to sit and browse through the new catalogs.
Brows or brows ( rhymes with browse ) is the plural of "brow", meaning the line of hair above the eye--
In the 1940's, many women removed their brows and drew on new ones.
She dyed her hair blonde, but her brows didn't match.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The salesman furrowed his brows and made a face when she said they were just going to browse."
Note--"browse" is a verb ( action word, or something you do )--
I browse, he browses, you browse, we are all browsing.
Yesterday we browsed.
Tomorrow we will browse.
"Brow" is a noun ( thing or idea ), with singular and plural forms--
He only had one brow that stretched from one eye to the other, like Bert.
His brows were still dark, although his hair had turned white.
Note # 2--a "browser" will help you to look through internet sites--
Maybe you would like a different browser. Have you tried any of the others?
A "browser" might also be a customer who is just looking, or window-shopping--
He hoped to make a sale, but the man was only a browser.
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