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fur·row
(fûr′ō, fŭr′ō)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
(ˈfʌrəʊ)n
1. (Agriculture) a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough or a trench resembling this
2. any long deep groove, esp a deep wrinkle on the forehead
vb
3. to develop or cause to develop furrows or wrinkles
4. (Agriculture) to make a furrow or furrows in (land)
[Old English furh; related to Old Frisian furch, Old Norse for, Old High German furuh furrow, Latin porca ridge between furrows]
ˈfurrower n
ˈfurrowless adj
ˈfurrow-ˌlike, ˈfurrowy adj
fur•row
(ˈfɜr oʊ, ˈfʌr oʊ)n., v. -rowed, -row•ing. n.
1. a narrow groove made in the ground, esp. by a plow.
2. a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface.
v.t. 3. to make a furrow or furrows in.
4. to make wrinkles in (the face): to furrow one's brow.
v.i. 5. to become furrowed.
[before 900; Middle English forwe, furgh, Old English furh; c. Old High German fur(u)h, Old Norse for]
Furrow
of brows—Madden.furrow
Past participle: furrowed
Gerund: furrowing
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| Noun | 1. | furrow - a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)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" 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | furrow - hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" |
| 2. | furrow - make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" | |
| 3. | furrow - cut a furrow into a columns cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" |
furrow
furrow
nounTranslations
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furrow
(ˈfarəu) , ((American) ˈfə:-) noun1. a line cut into the earth by a plough. The farmer planted potatoes in the furrows.
2. a line in the skin of the face; a wrinkle. The furrows in her forehead made her look older.
verb to make furrows in. Her face was furrowed with worry.
ˈfurrowed adjectivefur·row
n. surco;
atrioventricular ___ → ___ atrioventricular;
digital ___ → ___ digital;
gluteal ___ → ___ gluteal.
furrow - a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)