Thesaurus: furrow
A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.
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Definitions
- n. A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.
- n. Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age.
- n. To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea.
- n. To mark with channels or with wrinkles.
- n. a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
- n. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- v. hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
- v. make wrinkled or creased
- v. cut a furrow into a column
- 1. A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow. 2. Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age. Farrow weed a weed which grows on plowed land. Shak. -- To draw a straight furrow, to live correctly; not to deviate from the right line of duty. Lowell. 1. To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea. Shak. 2. To mark with channels or with wrinkles. Thou canst help time to furrow me with age. Shak. Fair cheeks were furrowed with hot tears. Byron.
- v:40/n:60 n. a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) v. hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove v. make wrinkled or creased v. cut a furrow into a columns