FURROW: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FURROW?

Need another word that means the same as “furrow”? Find 41 synonyms and 30 related words for “furrow” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Furrow” are: crease, crinkle, line, seam, wrinkle, groove, trench, rut, trough, ditch, channel, gutter, gouge, hollow, fissure, gash, track, crow's foot, cleft, indentation, corrugation, chamfer, chase, cultivate, till, work, harrow, ridge, break up, turn up, pucker, crumple, screw up, scrunch up, corrugate

Furrow as a Noun

Definitions of "Furrow" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “furrow” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A line or wrinkle on a person's face.
• A rut, groove, or trail in the ground or another surface.
• A long, narrow trench made in the ground by a plough, especially for planting seeds or irrigation.
• A long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow.
• A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface.
• A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface.

Synonyms of "Furrow" as a noun (21 Words)

channel	A service or station using a channel of frequencies. Possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores.
cleft	A long narrow opening.
corrugation	The act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves.
crease	A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface. Khaki trousers with knife edge creases.
crinkle	A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface. There was a crinkle of suspicion on her forehead.
crow's foot	A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.
ditch	A narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water. Their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch.
fissure	A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth. A fissure between philosophy and reality.
gouge	An impression in a surface (as made by a blow.
groove	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. Her vocals drift delicately across a soaring soul groove.
gutter	A shallow trough fixed beneath the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater. Men who had fought their way out of the gutter.
hollow	A depression hollowed out of solid matter. He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians.
indentation	The act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions. Coastal indentations.
line	Space for one line of print one column wide and 1 14 inch deep used to measure advertising. A nice line of shoes.
rut	A long, deep track made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles. A stretch of road made impassable by ruts holes or waterlogging.
seam	An underground layer of a mineral such as coal or gold. The buried forests became seams of coal.
track	The soundtrack of a film or video. The CD contains early Elvis Presley tracks.
trench	A trench coat. Dig a trench around the perimeter of the fire.
trough	A hollow between two wave crests in the sea. Seasonal peaks and troughs in the demand for goods and services.
wrinkle	A slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face. They finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out.

Usage Examples of "Furrow" as a noun

• Regular furrows in a ploughed field.
• Fields of ridge and furrow.
• Lorry wheels had dug furrows in the sand.
• There were deep furrows in his brow.

Furrow as a Verb

Definitions of "Furrow" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “furrow” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove.
• Cut a furrow into a columns.
• (with reference to the forehead or face) mark or be marked with lines or wrinkles caused by frowning, anxiety, or concentration.
• Use a plough to make a long, narrow trench in (land or earth.
• Make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something.
• Make wrinkled or creased.

Synonyms of "Furrow" as a verb (20 Words)

break up	Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns.
chamfer	Cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel. A neat chamfered edge.
chase	Go after with the intent to catch. She chased him out of the house.
corrugate	Contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds. Corrugate iron.
crease	Cause a crease to appear temporarily in the face or its features typically as a result of the expression of an emotion or feeling. He sank into the chair careful not to crease his dinner jacket.
crinkle	Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased. Rose s face crinkled in bewilderment.
crumple	Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased. Her composure crumpled.
cultivate	Grow or maintain (living cells or tissue) in culture. Cultivate the land.
groove	Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove. The San Diego kicker grooved the winning field goal.
harrow	Draw a harrow over land. Todd could take it whereas I m harrowed by it.
line	Mark or cover with lines. Lined books are more enduring.
pucker	Draw together into folds or puckers. She puckered her lips.
ridge	Form into a ridge. A field ploughed in narrow stretches that are ridged up slightly.
rut	Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove.
screw up	Defeat someone through trickery or deceit.
scrunch up	Raise.
till	Work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation. Till the soil.
turn up	Become officially one year older.
work	Give a workout to. Do you want to work after the age of 60.
wrinkle	Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds pucker. The camera focuses on the wrinkled laughter lines around the man s eyes.

Usage Examples of "Furrow" as a verb

• John's face was furrowed with tears.
• Furrow one's brow.
• The tractors continuously furrowed the fields for several days.
• Gorges furrowing the deep-sea floor.
• A look of concern furrowed his brow.
• Furrow soil.
• His brows furrowed in concentration.

Associations of "Furrow" (30 Words)

axon	The long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.
bone	The calcified material of which bones consist. He hauled his tired bones upright.
brain	An electronic device with functions comparable to those of the human brain. A tiny alarm bell began to ring in her brain.
cell	The local area covered by one of the short range transmitters in a cellular telephone system. The cells of a honeycomb.
cerebral	Of or relating to the cerebrum or brain. Cerebral drama.
cerebrum	The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, located in the front area of the skull and consisting of two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. It is responsible for the integration of complex sensory and neural functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity in the body.
cortex	An outer layer of another organ or body part such as a kidney the renal cortex the cerebellum or a hair.
cortical	Relating to or forming an outer layer of tissue immediately below the epidermis of a stem or root. The outline of the kidney is irregular due to cortical scarring.
deep	Relatively deep or strong affecting one deeply. She took a deep breath.
delve	Turn up, loosen, or remove earth. The approach from the surface above had awed her so hugely delved were the tunnels.
dig	The act of digging. The book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover.
groove	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. Groove a vinyl record.
harrow	Draw a harrow over land. They ploughed and harrowed the heavy clay.
lesion	A region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumour.
necrosis	The death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply.
nerve	Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body. She nerved herself to enter the room.
neural	Of or relating to the nervous system. Neural network.
neuron	A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
parietal	Of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium. The parietal cortex.
passage	Subject a strain of microorganisms or cells to a passage. Each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively.
phloem	Tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes.
plow	Move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil. Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week.
seed	Sow land with seeds. Mulches encourage many plants to seed freely.
sensorimotor	(of nerves or their actions) having or involving both sensory and motor functions or pathways.
shovel	A machine or part of a machine having a shape or function similar to that of a shovel. He shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long.
skull	Hit (someone) on the head. He broke his collar bone and fractured his skull.
synapse	A junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter. Nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters.
therein	(formal) in or into that thing or place. They can read therein what our plans are.
tumor	An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose.
vascular	Relating to, affecting, or consisting of a vessel or vessels, especially those which carry blood. The vascular system.