Noun: furrow fur-ow or fú-row [N. Amer], fú-row [Brit]
- A long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plough)
"The farmer carefully planted seeds in each furrow"
- A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
"Age had left deep furrows in his brow";
- wrinkle, crease, crinkle, seam, line
- Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
"furrow soil";
- rut, groove
- Make wrinkled or creased
"furrow one's brow";
- wrinkle, crease
- Cut a furrow into columns
"The stonemason furrowed the column for decoration";
- chamfer, chase
Derived forms: furrowed, furrowing, furrows
Type of: cut, cut into, delve [archaic], depression, dig, fold, fold up, impression, imprint, trench, turn over, turn up
Part of: cutis, skin, tegument
Encyclopedia: Furrow, James