- furrow
- [[t]fʌ̱roʊ, AM fɜ͟ːr-[/t]]
furrows, furrowing, furrowed1) N-COUNT A furrow is a long, thin line in the earth which a farmer makes in order to plant seeds or to allow water to flow along.2) N-COUNT A furrow is a deep, fairly wide line in the surface of something.
Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows.
3) N-COUNT A furrow is a deep fold or line in the skin of someone's face.He was his old self again, except for the deep furrows that marked the corners of his mouth.
Syn:4) V-ERG If someone furrows their brow or forehead or if it furrows, deep folds appear in it because the person is annoyed, unhappy, or confused. [WRITTEN][V n] My bank manager furrowed his brow, fingered his calculator and finally pronounced `Aha!'...
Midge's forehead furrowed as she saw that several were drinking...
[V-ed] Fatigue and stress quickly result in a dull complexion and a furrowed brow.
Syn:5) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people. [BRIT]Cale has ploughed a more esoteric furrow as a recording artist...
The Syrian government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow.
English dictionary. 2008.
