FURROW


Meaning of FURROW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fʌroʊ, AM fɜ:r- ]

( furrows, furrowing, furrowed)

1.

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.

N-COUNT

2.

A furrow is a deep, fairly wide line in the surface of something.

Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows.

N-COUNT

3.

A furrow is a deep fold or line in the skin of someone’s face.

...the deep furrows that marked the corners of his mouth.

= wrinkle

N-COUNT

4.

If someone furrows their brow or forehead or if it furrows , deep folds appear in it because the person is annoyed, unhappy, or confused. ( WRITTEN )

My bank manager furrowed his brow, fingered his calculator and finally pronounced ‘Aha!’...

Midge’s forehead furrowed as she saw that several were drinking...

Fatigue and stress quickly result in a dull complexion and a furrowed brow.

= crease

VERB : V n , V , V-ed

5.

If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow , you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people. ( BRIT )

The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow.

PHRASE : V inflects

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.