furrow

Noun · Verb
US[fur-oh]/ˈfɝoʊ/2 syllables
Synonyms: wrinklecreasecrinkleseamlinerutgroovechamferchase

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)Type of trenchKinds cut, gash
  2. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface“his face has many lines”“ironing gets rid of most wrinkles”Synonyms: wrinklecreasecrinkleseamlineType of depression, impressionKinds line of fate, line of heart, line of life, frown line, head line, crow's foot, dermatoglyphicPart of skin, tegument

Verb (3)furrowed, furrowing

  1. hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove“furrow soil”Synonyms: rutgrooveMore general dig, delve
  2. make wrinkled or creased“furrow one's brow”Synonyms: wrinklecreaseMore general fold, fold up
  3. cut a furrow into a columnSynonyms: chamferchaseMore general cut

Related words crinkly adjective, crumple verb, ruckle verb, wrinkle noun, chamfer noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Fur′row noun

Origin: OE. forow, forgh, furgh, AS. furh; akin to D. voor, OHG. furuh, G. furche, Dan. fure, Sw. f…ra, Icel. for drain, L. porca ridge between two furrows.

1. A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.

2. Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age.

Farrow weed a weed which grows on plowed land. William Shakespeare — To draw a straight furrow, to live correctly; not to deviate from the right line of duty. James Russell Lowell

Fur′row transitive verb [past tense & past participle Furrowed; present participle & verbal noun Furrowing.]

Origin: From Furrow, noun; cf. AS. fyrian.

1. To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea. William Shakespeare

2. To mark with channels or with wrinkles.

Thou canst help time to furrow me with age.— William Shakespeare
Fair cheeks were furrowed with hot tears.— George Noel Gordon, Ld. Byron

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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