a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
Used in a Sentence
furrow
How to use furrow in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for furrow.
Editorial note
The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,The furrow followed free
Examples11
Definitions5
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of furrow gathered in one view.
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for furrow.
noun
a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
noun
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
verb
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"
verb
make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow"
verb
cut a furrow into a columns
Example sentences
The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,The furrow followed free
Anyone else see "Airbrite" and furrow their brow?
We'll wag our finger, furrow our brow and click play anyway.
It's a classic case of profiting from the furrow others have ploughed, right place at right time etc.
Just a five minute loop of thoughtful nodding and the occasional brow furrow.
A standard furrow is 220 yards long or mile Google's ngram tool makes it seem like it was never a contender with the yard, mile, or league.
Follow authors and bloggers on social media, talk to your friends in science, furrow your brow at bombastic university press releases and seek the nuance.
"the moan of doves in immemorial elms and murmuring of innumerable bees" "the fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, the furrow followed free" That's alliteration.
Just as you're starting to furrow your brow and wonder if some acoustical law hasn't been violated, you hear/feel this rumbling that starts low and quickly builds to an extended crackling locomotive of noise.
A lot of times I would say something I thought was totally over their heads, yet they would inevitably furrow their brows, and come up with some kind of response - often showing an amazing level of comprehension.
In fact for the pure self-interested, short term version of sovereignty, the right thing to do is to plough your own furrow, taking advantage of the benefits and ignoring what you don't like until you are finally kicked out of the EU, which is something we might well see some other EU countries do.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use furrow in a sentence?
The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,The furrow followed free
What does furrow mean?
a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
What part of speech is furrow?
furrow is commonly used as noun, verb.