(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.
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2.
A furrow is a deep, fairly wide line in the surface of something.
Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows.
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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
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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