furrow

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English furgh, forow, 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”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfʌɹoʊ/, /ˈfɝoʊ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfʌɹəʊ/ Rhymes: -ʌɹəʊ === Noun === furrow (plural furrows) 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. A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === furrow (third-person singular simple present furrows, present participle furrowing, simple past and past participle furrowed) (transitive) To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.). (transitive) To wrinkle. (transitive) To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to concentration, worry, etc. Synonym: frown (intransitive) to become furrowed ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====