furrow
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ʌrəʊ
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English furgh, forow, from Old English furh, cognate with Old High German furuh (German Furche), Old Norse for (Danish fure), Latin porca (“‘elevation between furrows’”) and Dutch vore
[edit] Noun
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furrow (plural furrows)
- A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
- Don't walk across that deep furrow in the field.
- A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on someone's forehead.
- When she was tired, a deep furrow appeared on her forehead.
[edit] Translations
trench cut in the soil
deep wrinkle in the skin of the face
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[edit] Verb
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to furrow (third-person singular simple present furrows, present participle furrowing, simple past and past participle furrowed)
- (transitive) To make (a) groove, a cut(s) in (the ground etc.).
- Cart wheels can furrow roads.
- (transitive) To wrinkle
- (intransitive) To frown, to pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to worry, concentration etc.
- Leave me alone so I can furrow my brows and concentrate.
[edit] Translations
to make (a) groove, cut(s) (in the ground etc.)
wrinkle — see to wrinkle
to pull one's brows together
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