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- Dictionaryfurrowed/ˈfʌrəʊd/
adjective
- 1. (of land or earth) covered in long, narrow trenches formed by ploughing: "furrowed fields"
- 2. (of the forehead or face) marked with lines or wrinkles: "he stroked his furrowed brow"
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1. a. : a trench in the earth made by a plow. b. : plowed land : field. 2. : something that resembles the track of a plow: such as. a. : a marked narrow depression : groove. tracing a fingernail along a furrow in the corduroy of her housecoat Douglass Wallop. b. : a deep wrinkle. furrows in his brow. 2 of 2. verb. furrowed; furrowing; furrows.
FURROWED definition: 1. a forehead (= part of the face above the eyes) that has lines in the skin, usually caused by…. Learn more.
FURROW definition: 1. a long line or hollow that is formed or cut into the surface of something: 2. to form or cut a…. Learn more.
noun. a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow. a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface: the furrows of a wrinkled face. verb (used with object) to make a furrow or furrows in. to make wrinkles in (the face): to furrow one's brow. verb (used without object) to become furrowed. furrow. / ˈfʌrəʊ / noun.
furrow. verb [ T ] us / ˈfɝː.oʊ / uk / ˈfʌr.əʊ /. to form or cut a long line or hollow in the surface of something: The wheels of the heavy tractor furrowed the soft ground. furrow your brow The pain of the headache made him furrow his brow (= make lines in the skin above his eyes).
Something that's furrowed has long grooves or indentations in its surface. A newly-planted corn field is furrowed, lined with concave rows. If you are worried, your brow might look furrowed as well.
Definition of furrowed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A furrow is a groove or a depression. Originally, furrows were created in soil for water to flow. Now, its most common meaning is of a deep line or wrinkle on the face, as in a "furrowed brow."
furrow. (fʌroʊ , US fɜːr- ) Word forms: furrows , furrowing , furrowed. 1. countable noun. A furrow is a long, thin line in the earth which a farmer makes in order to plant seeds or to allow water to flow along. 2. countable noun. A furrow is a deep, fairly wide line in the surface of something.
noun. /ˈfʌrəʊ/. /ˈfɜːrəʊ/. Idioms. a long narrow cut in the ground, especially one made by a plough for planting seeds in. dark ploughed earth, with white chalk in the furrows. Truck wheels had dug furrows in the track. Water lay in the furrows of the ploughed fields. Topics Farming c2.
