furrow
[ fur-oh, fuhr-oh ]
/ ˈfɜr oʊ, ˈfʌr oʊ /
noun
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.
verb (used with object)
to make a furrow or furrows in.
to make wrinkles in (the face): to furrow one's brow.
verb (used without object)
to become furrowed.
Origin of furrow
before 900; Middle English
forwe, furgh, Old English
furh; cognate with Old Frisian
furch, Old High German
fur(u)h (German
Furche), Latin
porca ridge between furrows
OTHER WORDS FROM furrow
Words nearby furrow
furrier,
furriery,
furriner,
furring,
furring strip,
furrow,
furrowed tongue,
furry,
furshlugginer,
furth,
further
Example sentences from the Web for furrow
British Dictionary definitions for furrow
furrow
/ (ˈfʌrəʊ) /
noun
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
verb
to develop or cause to develop furrows or wrinkles
to make a furrow or furrows in (land)
Derived forms of furrow
furrower, noun furrowless, adjective furrow-like or furrowy, adjectiveWord Origin for furrow
Old English
furh; related to Old Frisian
furch, Old Norse
for, Old High German
furuh furrow, Latin
porca ridge between furrows
Medical definitions for furrow
furrow
[ fûr′ō ]
n.
A rut, groove, or narrow depression.
A deep wrinkle in the skin, as on the forehead.