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fur·row
 furrow
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- pronunciation:
- fuh
ro
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a long narrow ditch made in the ground for planting seeds.
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| definition 2: |
any narrow groove in a surface.
The furrows in his forehead showed he was concentrating.- similar words:
- groove, rut
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| related words: |
chink, line |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
furrows, furrowing, furrowed |
| definition: |
to make furrows in.
Ice can furrow rock.Worry furrowed his face.- similar words:
- knit, pucker, rut
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| related words: |
burrow, groove, line, scratch, wear |
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| derivations: |
furrowlike (adj.), furrowy (adj.), furrower (n.) |
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