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furrow

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fur·row  (fûr, fr)
n.
1. A long, narrow, shallow trench made in the ground by a plow.
2. A rut, groove, or narrow depression: snow drifting in furrows.
3. A deep wrinkle in the skin, as on the forehead.
v. fur·rowed, fur·row·ing, fur·rows
v.tr.
1. To make long, narrow, shallow trenches in; plow.
2. To form grooves or deep wrinkles in.
v.intr.
To become furrowed or wrinkled.

[Middle English forwe, from Old English furh.]

furrow
Noun
1. a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough
2. any long deep groove, esp. a deep wrinkle on the forehead
Verb
1. to become wrinkled
2. to make furrows in (land) [Old English furh]

Furrow of brows—Madden.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.furrowfurrow - a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
gash, cut - a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
trench - any long ditch cut in the ground
2.furrow - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line - a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes
dermatoglyphic - the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet)
frown line - a facial wrinkle associated with frowning
life line, lifeline, line of life - a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line - a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
line of destiny, line of fate, line of Saturn - a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be
Verb1.furrow - hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"
cut into, delve, dig, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
2.furrow - make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow"
fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
3.furrow - cut a furrow into a columns
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

furrow
verb 3. wrinkle, knit, draw together, crease, seam, flute, corrugate
Translations
furrow [ˈfʌrəu] nsurco
vt [+ forehead] → arrugar

furrow [ˈfʌrəu] nsillon m

furrow [ˈfʌrəu] nFurche f;
(in skin) → Runzel f
vt (brow) → runzeln

furrow [ˈfʌrəu] nsolco
vt [+ forehead] → segnare di rughe

furrow
n furrow [ˈfarəu, (American ) ˈfə:-]
1 a line cut into the earth by a plough The farmer planted potatoes in the furrows. voor ثَلْم бразда brázda plovfure die Furche αυλάκι surco vagu شیار vako sillon תֶּלֶם हल से खेत में बनी लकीरें brazda barázda alur plógfar solco うね 고랑 vaga vaga alur voor (plog)får bruzda rego brazdă борозда brázda brazda brazda []fåra ร่องดิน karık, saban izi 犁溝 борозна حل سے بنائی گئی نالی luống cày
2 a line in the skin of the face; a wrinkle The furrows in her forehead made her look older. rimpel تَجَعُّد في الوَجْه، تَغَضُّن бръчка vráska rynke die Furche βαθιά ρυτίδα arruga, surco korts چین و چروک uurre ride קֶמֶט झुर्री nabor, brazda ránc kerutan di wajah hrukka ruga しわ 주름 raukšlė grumba kedut groef dyp rynke, fure zmarszczka sulco rid глубокая морщина vráska guba bora fåra ร่องรอยบนผิวหน้า หรือบนหน้าผาก kırışıklık 面部的皺紋 зморшка چہرے کی جھری vết nhăn 皱纹
v
to make furrows in Her face was furrowed with worry. geplooi يَتَجَعَّد، يَتَغَضَّن набраздявам svraštit rynke furchen αυλακώνω surcar, arrugar kortsutama چین و چروک دار شدن؛ شیار دار کردن uurtaa rider לְקַמֵט परेशान होना ostavljati brazde, nabirati barázdál mengerut hrukka solcare しわが寄る 고랑을 파다, 주름살을 짓다 išvagoti vagot; pārklāt ar grumbām berkerut groeven fure, rynke, bli furet, pløye pobruździć, żłobić, ryć sulcar a face riduri покрывать морщинками zvraštiť zgubati izborati plöja, fåra ทำให้เป็นร่อง kırıştırmak 使...起皺紋 вкривати зморшками نالیاں بنانا làm cái gì thành có rãnh 使...皱纹
adj furrowed
geplooi مُقَطَّب الجَبين набразден zbrázděný; vrásčitý rynket gefurcht ρυτιδωμένος, αυλακωμένος surcado, arrugado, fruncido kortsuline چروکیده uurteinen creusé de rides לְהִתקַמֵט खांचेदार pun brazda, nabran barázdás berkerut hrukkaður; plægður solcato/segnato da rughe しわの寄った 고랑이 팬, 주름진 išvagotas vagots; grumbains berkerut gegroefd rynket; pløyd pobrużdżony sulcado brăzdat de riduri морщинистый vráskavý, zvráskavený zguban izboran fårad ที่เป็นร่อง kırışık 起皺紋的 вкритий зморшками نالیدار، جھری دار có rãnh, có nếp nhăn


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