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- [fur-oh, fuhr-oh]
- /ˈfɜr oʊ, ˈfʌr oʊ/
- /ˈfʌr.əʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fur-oh, fuhr-oh]
- /ˈfɜr oʊ, ˈfʌr oʊ/
Definitions of furrow word
- noun furrow a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow. 1
- noun furrow a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface: the furrows of a wrinkled face. 1
- verb with object furrow to make a furrow or furrows in. 1
- verb with object furrow to make wrinkles in (the face): to furrow one's brow. 1
- verb without object furrow to become furrowed. 1
- noun furrow A long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds or for irrigation. 1
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Origin of furrow
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Furrow
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furrow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for furrow
noun furrow
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- corrugation — a corrugating or being corrugated
- gutter — a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
- ridge — a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- ruck — a fold or wrinkle; crease.
verb furrow
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
Antonyms for furrow
verb furrow
- symmetrize — to reduce to symmetry; make symmetrical.
- regularize — to make regular.
- uniformed — identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code.
- even — Flat and smooth.
- planed — Carpentry. any of various woodworking instruments for paring, truing, or smoothing, or for forming moldings, chamfers, rabbets, grooves, etc., by means of an inclined, adjustable blade moved along and against the piece being worked.
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