Definition

1. Noun:

   • A long, narrow trench or groove in the ground, especially one made by a plow for planting seeds: A furrow is a channel cut into soil.
   • A deep wrinkle or groove, especially on the face: A furrow can be a line or indentation in a surface, like skin.

2. Verb:

   • To make a furrow or furrows in something: This involves plowing land or creating a groove.
   • To wrinkle or contract, especially the brow: This describes the action of making lines appear on the forehead, often due to concentration or worry.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The farmer planted seeds in the furrow. (The farmer placed seeds in the trench made by the plow.)
  • Deep furrows of worry lined his forehead. (Deep wrinkles caused by worry were on his forehead.)

• Verb:

  • The tractor furrowed the field. (The tractor plowed trenches into the field.)
  • She furrowed her brow in concentration. (She wrinkled her forehead while thinking deeply.)

Advanced Usage

• "To plough a lonely furrow": To work alone or pursue a course of action independently, often without support.
  • After leaving the company, he decided to plough a lonely furrow as an independent consultant. (He chose to work independently after departing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Furrowed (adj): Having long, narrow trenches or wrinkles.
  • The furrowed field was ready for sowing. (The plowed field was prepared.)
  • His furrowed brow showed his concern. (His wrinkled forehead indicated worry.)

Synonyms

• Noun (trench): Groove, trench, rut, ditch.
• Noun (wrinkle): Crease, line, wrinkle.
• Verb (to plow): Plow, groove, trench.
• Verb (to wrinkle): Crease, wrinkle, knit (as in "knit one's brow").

Related Phrases

• Furrow one's brow: To contract the muscles of the forehead, creating wrinkles, typically due to thought, worry, or confusion.
  • He furrowed his brow, trying to solve the difficult puzzle. (He wrinkled his forehead in an effort to solve it.)

Noun

1. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
   • his face has many lines
   • ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
2. a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)

Verb

1. cut a furrow into a columns
2. make wrinkled or creased
   • furrow one's brow
3. hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
   • furrow soil