Added 8 October 2026
furrow
/ˈfʌɹoʊ/ noun
In Latin: sulcus Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about furrow at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Any trench, channel, or groove; often found on wood or metal. A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
Don't walk across that deep furrow in the field.
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A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
Don't walk across that deep furrow in the field.
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A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.
When she was tired, a deep furrow appeared on her forehead.
verb
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To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.).
Cart wheels can furrow roads.
- To wrinkle.
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To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to concentration, worry, etc.
As she pored over the company's bewildering tax documents, she furrowed her brows, wrinkled her nose, and began to frown her befuddlement.
Origin
From Middle English forow, furgh, from Old English furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs (compare Saterland Frisian Fuurge, Dutch voor, German Furche, Swedish fåra, Norwegian Bokmål fure), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Compare Welsh rhych (“furrow”), Latin porca (“ridge, balk”), Lithuanian prapar̃šas (“ditch”), Sanskrit पर्शान (párśāna, “chasm”).
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