What does furrow mean?
Definitions for furrow
ˈfɜr oʊ, ˈfʌr oʊfur·row
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Princeton's WordNet
furrownoun
a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, lineverb
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
"his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
furrow, rut, grooveverb
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
"furrow soil"
furrow, wrinkle, creaseverb
make wrinkled or creased
"furrow one's brow"
furrow, chamfer, chaseverb
cut a furrow into a columns
Wiktionary
furrownoun
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.
furrownoun
A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on someone's forehead.
When she was tired, a deep furrow appeared on her forehead.
furrowverb
To make (a) groove, a cut(s) in (the ground etc.).
Cart wheels can furrow roads.
furrowverb
To wrinkle
furrowverb
To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to worry, concentration etc.
Leave me alone so I can furrow my brows and concentrate.
Etymology: From furgh, forow, from furh, from furhō (cf. East Frisian fuurge, Dutch vore, German Furche, Swedish fåra), from pork̑os (cf. Welsh rhych ‘furrow’, Latin porca ‘lynchet’, Lithuanian prapraparsas ‘ditch’, Sanskrit ‘chasm’).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Furrownoun
Etymology: furh, Saxon.
Wheat must be sowed above furrow before Michaelmas. John Mortimer, Husbandry.
Then ploughs for seed the fruitful furrows broke,
And oxen labour’d first beneath the yoke. John Dryden, Ovid.My lord it is, though time has plow’d that face
With many furrows since I saw it first;
Yet I’m too well acquainted with the ground quite to forget it. John Dryden, Oedipus.To Furrowverb
Etymology: from the noun; fyrian, Saxon.
While the plowman near at hand,
Whistles o’er the furrow’d land. John Milton.No briny tear has furrow’d her smooth cheek. John Suckling.
The billows fall, while Neptune lays his mace
On the rough sea, and smooths its furrow’d face. Dryden.There go the ships that furrow out their way;
Yea, there of whales enormous sights we see. Henry Wotton.
Wikipedia
furrow
A plough or plow (US; both ) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting. Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses but in modern farms are drawn by tractors. A plough may have a wooden, iron or steel frame, with a blade attached to cut and loosen the soil. It has been fundamental to farming for most of history. The earliest ploughs had no wheels; such a plough was known to the Romans as an aratrum. Celtic peoples first came to use wheeled ploughs in the Roman era.The prime purpose of ploughing is to turn over the uppermost soil, bringing fresh nutrients to the surface while burying weeds and crop remains to decay. Trenches cut by the plough are called furrows. In modern use, a ploughed field is normally left to dry and then harrowed before planting. Ploughing and cultivating soil evens the content of the upper 12 to 25 centimetres (5 to 10 in) layer of soil, where most plant feeder roots grow. Ploughs were initially powered by humans, but the use of farm animals is considerably more efficient. The earliest animals worked were oxen. Later, horses and mules were used in many areas. With the Industrial Revolution came the possibility of steam engines to pull ploughs. These in turn were superseded by internal-combustion-powered tractors in the early 20th century. Use of the traditional plough has decreased in some areas threatened by soil damage and erosion. Used instead is shallower ploughing or other less-invasive conservation tillage.
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furrow
A furrow is a long, narrow trench made in the ground by a plow or a tool, usually for planting seeds or for irrigation. It can also refer to a line or wrinkle on the surface of something, typically one on someone's face or forehead.
Webster Dictionary
Furrownoun
a trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow
Furrownoun
any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age
Furrownoun
to cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea
Furrownoun
to mark with channels or with wrinkles
Etymology: [OE. forow, forgh, furgh, AS. furh; akin to D. voor, OHG. furuh, G. furche, Dan. fure, Sw. fra, Icel. for drain, L. porca ridge between two furrows.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Furrow
fur′ō, n. the trench made by a plough: any groove: a wrinkle on the face.—v.t. to form furrows in: to groove: to wrinkle.—n. Furr′ow-weed (Shak.), a weed on ploughed land.—-adj. Furr′owy. [A.S. furh; cf. Ger. furche, L. porca.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
furrow
The groove or rabbet of a screw; the breech-sight or notch cut on the base-ring of a gun, and also on the swell of the muzzle, by which the piece is laid.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FURROW
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Furrow is ranked #15043 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Furrow surname appeared 1,964 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Furrow.
95% or 1,867 total occurrences were White.
1.8% or 36 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.2% or 24 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.6% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
0.6% or 13 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of furrow in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of furrow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- ثَلْمArabic
- баразна, разора, маршчынаBelarusian
- браздаBulgarian
- antBreton
- solcCatalan, Valencian
- brázdaCzech
- браздаOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- FurcheGerman
- αυλάκιGreek
- surcoSpanish
- vaguEstonian
- شیارPersian
- vako, uurtaa, juonne, rypistää kulmiaan, kyntövako, uurre, kurtistaa kulmiaanFinnish
- sillon, sillonner, ride, froncerFrench
- claisScottish Gaelic
- कुंडHindi
- barázdaHungarian
- ակոսArmenian
- sulko, sulkizarIdo
- solco, rugaItalian
- 畝, 溝Japanese
- sulcusLatin
- vagaLithuanian
- vagaLatvian
- whakaawa, awaMāori
- браздаMacedonian
- vore, groef, fronsen, doorploegen, voorDutch
- zmarszczka, bruzdaPolish
- rego, sulco, rugaPortuguese
- khataQuechua
- rid, brazdăRomanian
- морщина, борозда, бороздить, бразда, хмуритьсяRussian
- бора, brazda, браздаSerbo-Croatian
- brázdaSlovak
- mrščiti, razbrazdati, brazdaSlovene
- brazdoj, rrudhë, rrudh, brazdëAlbanian
- rynka, fåra, plogfåraSwedish
- வரப்புTamil
- బొచ్చుTelugu
- kırışıkTurkish
- борознаUkrainian
- فیروUrdu
- pleu, royon, royeWalloon
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