Furrow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)

a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɜːɹoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʌɹəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʌɹəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɜːɹoʊ/.

Examples

his face has many lines
ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
furrow soil

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crinkle groove line seam chamfer wrinkle rut chase crease

Parts of Speech

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”
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

Word Forms

furrow	verb	hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
wrinkle	verb	make wrinkled or creased
crease	verb	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
crinkly	adjective	uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
crinkle	verb	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
line	verb	mark with lines
furrow	noun	a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
rut	noun	a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
groove	noun	a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
wrinkle	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crease	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
chamfer	noun	two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Furche

ein langer, flacher Graben im Boden (besonders einer, der mit einem Pflug angelegt wurde)

🇫🇷French

sillon

une longue tranchée peu profonde dans le sol (surtout celle faite par une charrue)

🇪🇸Spanish

surco

una zanja larga y poco profunda en el suelo (especialmente una hecha con arado)

🇮🇹Italian

solco

una lunga trincea poco profonda nel terreno (specialmente quella realizzata da un aratro)

🇳🇱Dutch

voor

een lange, ondiepe greppel in de grond (vooral één gemaakt door een ploeg)

🇵🇹Portuguese

sulco

uma vala longa e rasa no solo (especialmente uma feita por um arado)

🇷🇺Russian

борозда

длинная неглубокая траншея в земле (особенно сделанная плугом)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुंड

ज़मीन में एक लंबी उथली खाई (विशेषकर हल द्वारा बनाई गई)

🇧🇩Bengali

চূর্ণ

মাটিতে একটি দীর্ঘ অগভীর পরিখা (বিশেষ করে একটি লাঙ্গল দ্বারা তৈরি)

🇮🇳Tamil

உரோமம்

தரையில் ஒரு நீண்ட ஆழமற்ற அகழி (குறிப்பாக ஒரு கலப்பையால் செய்யப்பட்ட ஒன்று)

🇮🇳Telugu

బొచ్చు

భూమిలో పొడవైన నిస్సార కందకం (ముఖ్యంగా నాగలితో చేసినది)

🇮🇳Marathi

फरो

जमिनीत एक लांब उथळ खंदक (विशेषत: नांगराने बनवलेला)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચાસ

જમીનમાં લાંબી છીછરી ખાઈ (ખાસ કરીને હળ દ્વારા બનાવેલ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಬ್ಬು

ನೆಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಆಳವಿಲ್ಲದ ಕಂದಕ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ನೇಗಿಲಿನಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചാലുകൾ

നിലത്ത് ഒരു നീണ്ട ആഴം കുറഞ്ഞ തോട് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു കലപ്പ കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ചത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੁਰਰੋ

ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਲੰਬੀ ਖੋਖਲੀ ਖਾਈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਹਲ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کھال

زمین میں ایک لمبی اتلی خندق (خاص طور پر ہل سے بنائی گئی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

畦

地面上的一条长而浅的沟渠（尤其是用犁挖出的沟渠）

🇯🇵Japanese

溝

地面の長くて浅い溝（特に鋤で作った溝）

🇰🇷Korean

밭고랑

땅에 있는 길고 얕은 도랑(특히 쟁기로 만든 도랑)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

luống cày

một rãnh nông dài trên mặt đất (đặc biệt là rãnh do máy cày tạo ra)

🇹🇭Thai

ร่อง

ร่องลึกตื้นยาวในพื้นดิน (โดยเฉพาะที่ทำด้วยคันไถ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

alur

parit dangkal yang panjang di dalam tanah (terutama yang dibuat dengan bajak)

🇲🇾Malay

alur

parit cetek yang panjang di dalam tanah (terutamanya yang dibuat oleh bajak)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثلم

خندق ضحل طويل في الأرض (خصوصًا الخندق الذي يصنعه المحراث)

🇮🇷Persian

شیار

یک سنگر کم عمق طولانی در زمین (به خصوص سنگر ساخته شده توسط گاوآهن)

🇹🇷Turkish

karık

zeminde uzun sığ bir hendek (özellikle pullukla yapılmış)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תֶלֶם

תעלה רדודה ארוכה באדמה (במיוחד כזו שנעשתה על ידי מחרשה)

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