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A long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow); A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; Make wrinkled or creased.

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Usage examples (36)
  • furrow soil
  • furrow one's brow
  • The furrow is then filled in, so that the seeds may be covered to the same depth as their own thickness; and the earth is slightly pressed down, and afterwards raked over.
  • The man who treads the furrow is a greater factor than nitrogen or potash.
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