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Furrow

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈfʌɹoʊ

Definitions

  1. Any trench, channel, or groove; often found on wood or metal.
  2. A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
  3. A surname.
  4. A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.

Equivalents

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Afrikaansvoor
العربيةالشّقّتلمثلممسلك
Azərbaycan diliqırış
Беларускаябаразна
Българскибраздабръчка
Cymraegrhych
Esperantosulkiĝisulko
Eestivagu
فارسیشیار
Gaeilgeclais
Gàidhligclaissgrìob
עבריתתלם
Magyarbarázda
Հայերենակոս
Bahasa Indonesiagalurrunut
Italianorugasolco
日本語
ქართულიკვალი
한국어고랑밭고랑이랑
Kurdîawa
LëtzebuergeschFuer
ລາວຮ້ອງ
Lietuviųvaga
Latviešuizarums
Te Reo Māoriawa
Македонскибраздабрчка
Bahasa Melayualurkerut
Portuguêsfranzirregorugasulcarsulco
Românăbrazdarid
Slovenčinabrázda
Slovenščinabrazda
Svenskafararynka
ไทยรอง
Українськаборознажолоб
Tiếng Việtlượngrảnh

Examples

Don't walk across that deep furrow in the field.”
The family feeling was intensified as we stopped to speak to mothers in the cottage gardens, or waved to distant tractors turning over chocolate-brown furrows and driven by 'my dad' or 'my Uncle Bob'.”
When she was tired, a deep furrow appeared on her forehead.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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