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fur·row
 furrow
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- pronunciation:
- fuh
ro
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a narrow trench made in the ground, as for planting seeds.
She moved along the furrow, dropping seeds into it as she went. |
| definition 2: |
any narrow depression in a surface.
The old man had deep furrows in his brow.- similar words:
- groove, rut
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| related words: |
chink, fold, line |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
furrows, furrowing, furrowed |
| definition: |
to make furrows in.
Repeated freezing and thawing furrowed the rock wall.Worry had furrowed his face.- similar words:
- knit, pucker, rut
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| related words: |
burrow, chink, groove, gully, line, root, scratch, wear |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make a furrow or become furrowed.
- similar words:
- knit, pucker, root
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| related words: |
burrow, crack, hollow, wear |
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| derivations: |
furrowlike (adj.), furrowy (adj.), furrower (n.) |
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