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   furrow

   /ˈfʌrəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a long, narrow trench made in the ground by a plough, especially for planting seeds or irrigation: "regular furrows in a ploughed field"
   • ▪ a rut, groove, or trail in the ground or another surface: "lorry wheels had dug furrows in the sand" Similar groovetrenchruttroughditchchannelseamguttergougehollowfissuregashtrack
   • 2. a line or wrinkle on a person's face: "there were deep furrows in his brow" Similar wrinklelinecreasecrinklecrow's footcleftindentationcorrugationscartechnical:sulcus

   verb

   • 1. make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something): "gorges furrowing the deep-sea floor"
   • ▪ use a plough to make a long, narrow trench in (land or earth): "the tractors continuously furrowed the fields for several days"
   • 2. (with reference to the forehead or face) mark or be marked with lines or wrinkles caused by frowning, anxiety, or concentration: "a look of concern furrowed his brow"

   Word Origin Old Englishfurh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voor and German Furche, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin porca ‘ridge between furrows’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. furrowy adjective

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   What does a furrow mean?

   • A furrow is a long, thin line in the earth which a farmer makes in order to plant seeds or to allow water to flow along. (Definition 1) [...] It is also a deep, fairly wide line in the surface of something. (Definition 2) [...] A furrow is also a deep fold or line in the skin of someone's face. (Definition 3) [...] Present simple: I furrow (make a furrow), you furrow.

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   What is a furrow in a sentence?

   • Oar and keel, pebble and arrow, wind and current, are alike powerless to make a furrow that shall last. Behind him wavered a long, deep-gouged furrow-trail, pitiful attest of suffering. Furrow definition: a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.. See examples of FURROW used in a sentence.

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   What does furrow your brow mean?

   • A deep furrow has formed in the rock, where water has run over it for centuries. Years of anxiety have lined her brow with deep furrows. The wheels of the heavy tractor furrowed the soft ground. furrow your brow The pain of the headache made him furrow his brow (= make lines in the skin above his eyes).

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   What is furrow & land?

   • Furrow and Land, the hollows and heights on the surface of a mill-stone. 4.d. Anatomy, Zoology, etc. (= Latin sulcus). The lateral sinuses..occupying the deep transverse furrows, in the middle of the inner surface of the os occipitis. Whorls..divided by eight or ten furrows into as many imbricating joints.

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   What does plowed furrows in the field mean?

   • Noun We plowed furrows in the field. When he frowns a deep furrow forms in his brow. Verb His forehead furrows when he frowns. we had to furrow the field before we could plant the wheat

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   What is a furrow in a millstone?

   • One of the grooves in the face of a millstone. furrow and land (see quot. 1880). When the furrows become blunt and shallow by wearing, the running stone must be taken up, and both stones new dressed with a chisel and hammer. Cutting all the short furrows into the master furrow.

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   A furrow is a long line or hollow that is formed or cut into the surface of something. Learn how to use the word furrow as a noun and a verb, see examples of furrow in sentences and find translations of furrow in different languages.

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     FURROW meaning: 1. a long line or hollow that is formed or...

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   • Furrow Spanish Translation

     FURROW translate: surco, surcar, surco, arruga, surco,...

   • Furrow: Russian Translation

     FURROW translate: борозда , глубокая морщина . Learn more in...

   • Furrow: German Translation

     furrow translate: die Furche, die Furche, furchen. Learn...

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   A furrow is a long, thin line in the earth, a deep groove in a surface, or a wrinkle on the face. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of furrow with Collins English Dictionary.

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   The meaning of FURROW is a trench in the earth made by a plow. How to use furrow in a sentence.

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   A furrow is a long, narrow, shallow trench made in the ground by a plow or a similar tool. It can also refer to a groove, depression, or wrinkle on any surface, especially the forehead.

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   Furrow definition: a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.. See examples of FURROW used in a sentence.

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   A deep furrow in the skin or in the surface of an organ or part of the body. 1656–. spec.Anatomy, Botany etc. A natural cleft or opening in an organ or part; e.g. one of the sulci or depressions which separate the convolutions of….

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    A furrow is a long, thin line in the earth which a farmer makes in order to plant seeds or to allow water to flow along. 2. A furrow is a deep, fairly wide line in the surface of something.