furrow
a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface: the furrows of a wrinkled face.
to make a furrow or furrows in.
to make wrinkles in (the face): to furrow one's brow.
to become furrowed.
Origin of furrow
1Other words from furrow
- fur·row·er, noun
- fur·row·less, adjective
- fur·row·like, adjective
- fur·row·y, adjective
- un·fur·rowed, adjective
Words Nearby furrow
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How to use furrow in a sentence
Imprinted on a knobby rock about as big as an orange were the folds, furrows and even blood vessels of a brain.
Fossils and ancient DNA paint a vibrant picture of human origins | Erin Wayman | September 15, 2021 | Science NewsHer eyebrows furrow with pain, her mouth falls open in shock, her hand reaching out to be saved.
He was fidgety, furrow-faced, almost entirely unsmiling, and largely inarticulate.
"He wouldn't be likely to notice you if you crept along the bottom of a furrow," Mr. Blackbird assured Grandfather Mole.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyI picked up the handles and lifted the plough around, setting the point to the new furrow.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard Eaton
In fact, there had never been an owner for the land nor a furrow turned here since the dawn of creation.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe CarteretOar and keel, pebble and arrow, wind and current, are alike powerless to make a furrow that shall last.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor TrollopeBehind him wavered a long, deep-gouged furrow-trail, pitiful attest of suffering.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for furrow
/ (ˈfʌrəʊ) /
a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough or a trench resembling this
any long deep groove, esp a deep wrinkle on the forehead
to develop or cause to develop furrows or wrinkles
to make a furrow or furrows in (land)
Origin of furrow
1Derived forms of furrow
- furrower, noun
- furrowless, adjective
- furrow-like or furrowy, adjective
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