FURROW
Dictionary entry overview: What does furrow mean?
• FURROW (noun)
The noun FURROW has 2 senses:
1. a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
2. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
Familiarity information: FURROW used as a noun is rare.
• FURROW (verb)
The verb FURROW has 3 senses:
1. hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
2. make wrinkled or creased
3. cut a furrow into a columns
Familiarity information: FURROW used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• FURROW (noun)
Meaning:
A long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("furrow" is a kind of...):
trench (any long ditch cut in the ground)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "furrow"):
cut; gash (a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation)
Meaning:
A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
crinkle; wrinkle; crease; furrow; seam; line
Context examples:
his face has many lines / ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
Hypernyms ("furrow" is a kind of...):
depression; impression; imprint (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "furrow"):
crow's feet; crow's foot; laugh line (a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes)
dermatoglyphic (the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet))
frown line (a facial wrinkle associated with frowning)
life line; lifeline; line of life (a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live)
heart line; line of heart; love line; mensal line (a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature)
line of destiny; line of fate; line of Saturn (a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be)
Holonyms ("furrow" is a part of...):
cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)
• FURROW (verb)
Meaning:
Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
furrow; rut; groove
Context example:
furrow soil
Hypernyms (to "furrow" is one way to...):
cut into; delve; dig; turn over (turn up, loosen, or remove earth)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make wrinkled or creased
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
crease; furrow; wrinkle
Context example:
furrow one's brow
Hypernyms (to "furrow" is one way to...):
fold; fold up; turn up (bend or lay so that one part covers the other)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cut a furrow into a columns
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
chamfer; furrow; chase
Hypernyms (to "furrow" is one way to...):
cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
