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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fur•row /ˈfɜroʊ, ˈfʌroʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Agriculturea groove made in the ground, esp. by a plow.
- a groovelike depression in any surface:the furrows of a wrinkled face.
v. - to (cause to) have wrinkles in (the face): [~ + object]to furrow one's brow.[no object]His face furrowed in worry.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fur•row (fûr′ō, fur′ō),USA pronunciation n. - Agriculturea narrow groove made in the ground, esp. by a plow.
- a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface:the furrows of a wrinkled face.
v.t. - to make a furrow or furrows in.
- to make wrinkles in (the face):to furrow one's brow.
v.i. - to become furrowed.
- bef. 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
fur′row•er, n. fur′row•less, adj. fur′row•like′, adj. fur′row•y, adj. |