furrow
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
furrow¹
- /ˈfʌɹoʊ/ US
- /ˈfɝoʊ/ US
- /ˈfʌɹəʊ/ UK
Rhymes with -ʌɹəʊ
Where it comes from
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”).
noun furrows
- 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.
- 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 furrows · furrowing · furrowed
- To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.). Cart wheels can furrow roads.
- To wrinkle.
-
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.
Similar: frown
- to become furrowed If you were bold enough to ask Antonin Scalia questions, you had to be precise. Otherwise the bushy black brows would furrow, the chin would crumple and the pudgy, puckish body would start to rock, eager to get at you.
Furrow²
proper noun Furrows
- A surname.
Translations
Every language
noun trench cut in the soil
| Español | surco, sulco, besana, jurco, huacho, aladrada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고랑 gorang, 밭고랑 batgorang |
| 日本語 | 溝 mizo, 畝 une |
| 中文 | 壟溝 /垄沟 lǒnggōu, 溝 /沟 gōu |
| हिन्दी | कुंड kuṇḍ |
| Português | sulco, rego |
| Français | sillon, rigole |
| Deutsch | Furche |
| Italiano | solco |
| Ελληνικά | αυλάκι avláki |
| Română | brazdă |
| Русский | борозда́ borozdá, бразда́ brazdá |
| Tiếng Việt | rãnh, luống |
| العربية | ثَلْم ṯalm |
| עברית | תֶּלֶם télem |
noun deep wrinkle in the skin of the face
| Español | arruga, surco, sulco |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 皺紋 /皱纹 zhòuwén |
| Português | ruga, sulco |
| Français | sillon, ride |
| Italiano | ruga |
| Română | rid |
Talk about this word "furrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/furrow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. furrow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/furrow "furrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/furrow.Cite this
@misc{furrow_2026,
title = {furrow},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/furrow},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
