26984 words

furrows

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
a long line or hollow that is formed or cut into the surface of something:

Examples:

A deep furrow has formed in the rock, where water has run over it for centuries.
Years of anxiety have lined her brow with deep furrows.
2
to form or cut a long line or hollow in the surface of something:

Examples:

The wheels of the heavy tractor furrowed the soft ground.
furrow your brow The pain of the headache made him furrow his brow (= make lines in the skin above his eyes).
3
a long, narrow cut or fold in the surface of something:

Examples:

The plow sped along the furrow, turning over the earth.
He tried to smooth the furrow out of his jacket.

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