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Meaning of 'furrow' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Furrow [ n.]
- A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.
- Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age.
- To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea.
- To mark with channels or with wrinkles.

Meaning of 'furrow' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . furrow [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
Example in sentence:
  • his face has many lines;
  • ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
2 . furrow [ v]
Meaning (2):
- make wrinkled or creased
Example in sentence:
  • furrow one's brow
Meaning (3):
- hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
Example in sentence:
  • furrow soil

Nearby Words:

fur furacious furacity furbelow furbelowed furbelowing furbish furbishable furbished furbisher

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