furrow

[ fur-oh, fuhr-oh ]

noun

1. a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
2. a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface:

   the furrows of a wrinkled face.

verb (used with object)

1. to make a furrow or furrows in.
2. to make wrinkles in (the face):

   to furrow one's brow.

verb (used without object)

1. to become furrowed.

furrow

/ ˈfʌrəʊ /

noun

1. a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough or a trench resembling this
2. any long deep groove, esp a deep wrinkle on the forehead

verb

1. to develop or cause to develop furrows or wrinkles
2. to make a furrow or furrows in (land)

Derived Forms

• ˈfurrowless, adjective
• ˈfurrow-ˌlike, adjective
• ˈfurrower, noun

Other Words From

• furrow·er noun
• furrow·less adjective
• furrow·like adjective
• furrow·y adjective
• un·furrowed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of furrow¹

before 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of furrow¹

Old English furh ; related to Old Frisian furch , Old Norse for , Old High German furuh furrow, Latin porca ridge between furrows

Example Sentences

The small-town boy had traded the big skies and furrowed plains of the Midwest for the blue Pacific stretching to the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times

“You never want a young audience to go see a movie and furrow their brow thinking, ‘Who is this person?

From Los Angeles Times

Blanche rested his face in his hands and furrowed his brow.

From Seattle Times

But his latest duet might cause even the most Botoxed foreheads of Hollywood to furrow.

From New York Times

The workers walked along the furrows, cutting the newly sprouted spears at precisely nine inches, a market standard.

From Los Angeles Times