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furrow

noun

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(Entry 1 of 2)

a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface

the furrows in his usually unwrinkled brow suggested that he was very worried

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crow's-foot

furrow

verb

Synonyms of furrow (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement

we had to furrow the field before we could plant the wheat

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break,
plow

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cultivate,
till

fallow

2 to develop creases or folds

his brow furrowed in concentration as he tried to figure out the math problem

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