furrow

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈfʌɹoʊ/ UK /ˈfʌɹəʊ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like thorough /θ/ vs /f/

Freq #47038

Meanings

1

verb
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

Furrow soil.
2

verb
make wrinkled or creased

Furrow one's brow.

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Synonyms

1 verb · hollow out in the form of a... rut

2 verb · make wrinkled or creased crease wrinkle

More ditch groove rill

Word family

Forms furrowedfurrowingfurrowsunfurrowed

Derived forms backfurrowfurrowablefurrowerfurrowingfurrowlessfurrowlikefurrowyunderfurrowunfurrowunfurrowed

Etymology

From Middle English furgh, forow, from Old English furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs (compare Saterland Frisian Fuurge, Dutch voor, German Furche, Swedish fåra, Norwegian Bokmål fure), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Compare Welsh rhych (“furrow”), Latin porca (“ridge, balk”), Lithuanian prapar̃šas (“ditch”), Sanskrit पर्शान (párśāna, “chasm”).

*perḱ- Proto-Indo-European furgh Middle English furh Old English *furh Proto-West Germanic *furhs Proto-Germanic

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# furrow

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈfʌɹoʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfʌɹəʊ/
**Frequency rank:** 47038

## Meanings
1. hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
2. make wrinkled or creased

## Examples
- Furrow soil.
- Furrow one's brow.

## Synonyms
- rut
- crease
- wrinkle
- ditch
- groove
- rill

## Derived Forms
- backfurrow
- furrowable
- furrower
- furrowing
- furrowless
- furrowlike
- furrowy
- underfurrow
- unfurrow
- unfurrowed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *perḱ-
- Root: furgh
- Root: furh
- Root: *furh
- Root: *furhs

## Etymology
From Middle English furgh, forow, from Old English furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs (compare Saterland Frisian Fuurge, Dutch voor, German Furche, Swedish fåra, Norwegian Bokmål fure), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Compare Welsh rhych (“furrow”), Latin porca (“ridge, balk”), Lithuanian prapar̃šas (“ditch”), Sanskrit पर्शान (párśāna, “chasm”).

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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