Furrow

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• Rhymes: -ÊŒrəʊ
• Rhymes: -ʊɹəʊ

Origin

From Middle English furgh, forow, from Old English furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhō (cf. East Frisian fuurge, Dutch vore, German Furche, Swedish fåra), from Proto-Indo-European *pork̑os (cf. Welsh rhych ‘furrow’, Latin porca ‘lynchet’, Lithuanian prapar̃šas ‘ditch’, Sanskrit párśānas ‘chasm’).

Full definition of furrow

Noun

1. 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.
2. Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal.
3. A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.When she was tired, a deep furrow appeared on her forehead.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make (a) groove, a cut(s) in (the ground etc.).Cart wheels can furrow roads.
2. (transitive) To wrinkle
3. (transitive) To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to worry, concentration etc.Leave me alone so I can furrow my brows and concentrate.

Synonyms

• (to pull one's brows or eyebrows together) frown