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furrow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfʌɹoʊ/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio non-hurry-furry
  • (US) audio hurry-furry
  • /ˈfɝoʊ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfʌɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-der. Proto-Germanic *furhs Proto-West Germanic *furh Old English furh Middle English forow English furrow From Middle English forow, furgh, from Old English furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs (compare Saterland Frisian Fuurge, Dutch voor, German Furche, Swedish fåra, Norwegian Bokmål fure), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Compare Welsh rhych (“furrow”), Latin porca (“ridge, balk”), Lithuanian prapar̃šas (“ditch”), Sanskrit पर्शान (párśāna, “chasm”).

Meanings

  1. Any trench, channel, or groove; often found on wood or metal. ▸ 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.
    • The family feeling was intensified as we stopped to speak to mothers in the cottage gardens, or waved to distant tractors turning over chocolate-brown furrows and driven by 'my dad' or 'my Uncle Bob'. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 217:
  2. Any trench, channel, or groove; often found on wood or metal. ▸ A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.
    • When she was tired, a deep furrow appeared on her forehead.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
furrows Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

furrowlike · draw a straight furrow · cleavage furrow · plough one's own furrow · plough a lonely furrow · backfurrow · furrowy · furrowless · dead furrow · iliac furrow · underfurrow

Translations (157)

enm forow (trench cut in the soil) · ko 밭고랑 (trench cut in the soil) · lt vaga (trench cut in the soil) · es sulco (trench cut in the soil) · mi awa (trench cut in the soil) · fr sillon (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · wa royon (trench cut in the soil) · be разо́ра (trench cut in the soil) · fr rigole (trench cut in the soil) · ja(trench cut in the soil) · et vagu (trench cut in the soil) · da plovfure (trench cut in the soil) · rm sultg (trench cut in the soil) · no fure (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · it ruga (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · vec solẑ (trench cut in the soil) · cmn 溝 /沟 (trench cut in the soil) · he תֶּלֶם (trench cut in the soil) · ba бураҙна (trench cut in the soil) · kmr hêl (trench cut in the soil) · th ร่อง (trench cut in the soil) · no fòr (trench cut in the soil) · no rynke (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · rif tarya (trench cut in the soil) · ary تْكميشة (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · my ထွန်ကြောင်း (trench cut in the soil) · be баразна́ (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · fi kyntövako (trench cut in the soil) · sv fåra (trench cut in the soil) · fi uurre (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · kk қарық (trench cut in the soil) · sh bóra (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · gl engurra (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · izh vako (trench cut in the soil) · ky бороздо (trench cut in the soil) · es surco (trench cut in the soil) · ca solc (trench cut in the soil) · ms alur (trench cut in the soil) · fy fuorge (trench cut in the soil) · alt тоброк (trench cut in the soil) · mk бр́чка (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · fi juonne (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · ka კვალი (trench cut in the soil) · wym fiüch (trench cut in the soil) · ltg voga (trench cut in the soil) · uz egat (trench cut in the soil) · fi vako (trench cut in the soil) · mk бра́зда (trench cut in the soil) · af voor (trench cut in the soil) · ary خط (trench cut in the soil) · csb barzda (trench cut in the soil) · az qırış (trench cut in the soil) · fr sillon (trench cut in the soil) · cmn 壟溝 /垄沟 (trench cut in the soil) · ru бразда́ (trench cut in the soil) · nb plogfure (trench cut in the soil) · fa شیار (trench cut in the soil) · ro rid (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · ga clais (trench cut in the soil) · mn шан (trench cut in the soil) · sh бразда (trench cut in the soil) · es arruga (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · es surco (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · qu suka (trench cut in the soil) · es aladrada (trench cut in the soil) · wa roye (trench cut in the soil) · cmn 皺紋 /皱纹 (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · hi कुंड (trench cut in the soil) · tr çizgi (trench cut in the soil) · lv vaga (trench cut in the soil) · nl groef (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · es jurco (trench cut in the soil) · sq hulli (trench cut in the soil) · br ant (trench cut in the soil) · nl voor (trench cut in the soil) · ckb ھێڵ (trench cut in the soil) · cu бразда (trench cut in the soil) · pt rego (trench cut in the soil) · de Furche (trench cut in the soil) · sv fåra (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · lo ຮອຍໄຖ (trench cut in the soil) · ro brazdă (trench cut in the soil) · vi rãnh (trench cut in the soil) · la sulcus (trench cut in the soil) · eo tersulko (trench cut in the soil) · pt sulco (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · pt sulco (trench cut in the soil) · oc rega (trench cut in the soil) · no fure (trench cut in the soil) · bg бръчка (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · grc αὖλαξ (trench cut in the soil) · cs brázda (trench cut in the soil) · nl vore (trench cut in the soil) · tr kırışıklık (trench cut in the soil) · sl brazda (trench cut in the soil) · pl zmarszczka (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · es besana (trench cut in the soil) · hu barázda (trench cut in the soil) · no renne (trench cut in the soil) · cy rhych (trench cut in the soil) · lb Fuer (trench cut in the soil) · arz حرت (trench cut in the soil) · ar ثَلْم (trench cut in the soil) · bg бразда́ (trench cut in the soil) · pl bruzda (trench cut in the soil) · liv vag (trench cut in the soil) · io sulko (trench cut in the soil) · da fure (trench cut in the soil) · gl rego (trench cut in the soil) · no fòr (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · nb fure (trench cut in the soil) · it solco (trench cut in the soil) · tr kırışık (trench cut in the soil) · uga 𐎚𐎍𐎎 (trench cut in the soil) · sv plogfåra (trench cut in the soil) · es sulco (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · hsb brózda (trench cut in the soil) · vi luống (trench cut in the soil) · xcl ակօս (trench cut in the soil) · tg шияр (trench cut in the soil) · csb brózda (trench cut in the soil) · kk атыз (trench cut in the soil) · sh brazda (trench cut in the soil) · fr ride (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · sv rynka (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · dsb brozda (trench cut in the soil) · es huacho (trench cut in the soil) · lo ຄອງ (trench cut in the soil) · sq brazdë (trench cut in the soil) · hu barázda (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · be маршчы́на (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · wa pleu (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · tab хул (trench cut in the soil) · qu khata (trench cut in the soil) · uz joʻyak (trench cut in the soil) · sh бо́ра (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · az şırım (trench cut in the soil) · ja(trench cut in the soil) · lez хвал (trench cut in the soil) · lo ຮ່ອງ (trench cut in the soil) · ru борозда́ (trench cut in the soil) · pt ruga (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · gd clais (trench cut in the soil) · el αυλάκι (trench cut in the soil) · uk борозна́ (trench cut in the soil) · tk keşlemek (trench cut in the soil) · pox bordză (trench cut in the soil) · sk brázda (trench cut in the soil) · hy ակոս (trench cut in the soil) · be баразна́ (trench cut in the soil) · crh barazna (trench cut in the soil) · gl suco (trench cut in the soil) · ko 고랑 (trench cut in the soil) · enm forow (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · eo sulko (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · sq rrudhë (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face) · ms kerut (deep wrinkle in the skin of the face)

furrow en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfʌɹoʊ/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio non-hurry-furry
  • (US) audio hurry-furry
  • /ˈfɝoʊ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfʌɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-der. Proto-Germanic *furhs Proto-West Germanic *furh Old English furh Middle English forow English furrow From Middle English forow, furgh, from Old English furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs (compare Saterland Frisian Fuurge, Dutch voor, German Furche, Swedish fåra, Norwegian Bokmål fure), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Compare Welsh rhych (“furrow”), Latin porca (“ridge, balk”), Lithuanian prapar̃šas (“ditch”), Sanskrit पर्शान (párśāna, “chasm”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.).
    • Cart wheels can furrow roads.
    • Morn in the white wake of the morning star / Came furrowing all the orient into gold. 1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Part III”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 47:
  2. (transitive) To wrinkle.
  3. (transitive) To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to concentration, worry, etc.
    • As she pored over the company's bewildering tax documents, she furrowed her brows, wrinkled her nose, and began to frown her befuddlement.
  4. (intransitive) to become furrowed
    • If you were bold enough to ask Antonin Scalia questions, you had to be precise. Otherwise the bushy black brows would furrow, the chin would crumple and the pudgy, puckish body would start to rock, eager to get at you. 2016 February 20, “Obituary: Antonin Scalia: Always Right”, in The Economist:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
furrowing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
furrows Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
furrowed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
furrowed Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

unfurrow · furrowing · furrowable · unfurrowed · backfurrow · furrower · underfurrow

Synonyms

frown

Translations (38)

nl fronsen (to pull one's brows together) · gl arregar (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · sq brazdoj (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · pt sulcar (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · fi rypistää kulmiaan (to pull one's brows together) · sl razbrazdati (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · ru бороздить (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · nrf sîlyi (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · ca solcar (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · mi whakaawa (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · ca acanalar (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · ro brăzda (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · qu sukay (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · eo sulkigi (to pull one's brows together) · fi uurtaa (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · es acanalar (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · sl (na)mrščiti (to pull one's brows together) · pl marszczyć (to pull one's brows together) · sq hulloj (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · el αυλακώνω (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · es surcar (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · bg смръщвам се (to pull one's brows together) · io sulkizar (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · sq rrudh (to pull one's brows together) · nl doorploegen (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · rup arãm (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · gl sucar (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · eo sulkigi (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · es fruncir (to pull one's brows together) · pl zmarszczyć (to pull one's brows together) · gl asucar (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · fr sillonner (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · pt franzir (to pull one's brows together) · fi kurtistaa kulmiaan (to pull one's brows together) · ca arrufar (to pull one's brows together) · ru хмуриться (to pull one's brows together) · bg браздя (to make one or more cuts or grooves in) · fr froncer (to pull one's brows together)