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FURROWS Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word furrows. (exact relations)
There are 17 hypernyms of the word furrows. (close relations)

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channels
verb, nounv, n
noun

• official routes of communication

scores
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a large number or amount

depressions
nounn
noun

• a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

• a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

• a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

• a sunken or depressed geological formation

• sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

• an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

• a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

• a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

• angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

• pushing down

ditches
nounn
noun

• a long narrow excavation in the earth

• any small natural waterway

verb

• forsake

• throw away

• sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

• make an emergency landing on water

• crash or crash-land

• cut a trench in, as for drainage

grooves
verb, nounv, n
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)

• a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

• (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

verb

• make a groove in, or provide with a groove

• hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

ridges
nounn
noun

• a long narrow natural elevation or striation

• any long raised strip

• a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean

• a long narrow range of hills

• any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

• a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters

verb

• extend in ridges

• plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

• throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides

• spade into alternate ridges and troughs

• form into a ridge

ruts
nounn
noun

• a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

• a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

• applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

verb

• be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals

• hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

trenches
nounn
noun

• a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

• a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

• any long ditch cut in the ground

verb

• impinge or infringe upon

• fortify by surrounding with trenches

• cut or carve deeply into

• set, plant, or bury in a trench

• cut a trench in, as for drainage

• dig a trench or trenches

troughs
nounn
noun

• a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)

• a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

• a concave shape with an open top

• a treasury for government funds

• a long narrow shallow receptacle

• a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

crease
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

verb

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

• make wrinkled or creased

• scrape gently

• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

frown
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a facial expression of dislike or displeasure

verb

• look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

wrinkle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a minor difficulty

• a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)

verb

• gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

• make wrinkled or creased

• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

chamfer
verb, nounv, n
noun

• two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

verb

• cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

• cut a furrow into a columns

chase
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

• United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)

• a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time

verb

• go after with the intent to catch

• pursue someone sexually or romantically

• cut a groove into

• cut a furrow into a columns

crinkle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

verb

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

groove
verb, nounv, n
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)

• a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

• (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

verb

• make a groove in, or provide with a groove

• hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

line
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a formation of people or things one beside another

• a mark that is long relative to its width

• a formation of people or things one behind another

• a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

• text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen

• a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum

• a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

• a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a pipe used to transport liquids or gases

• the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed

• a telephone connection

• acting in conformity

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

• (often plural) a means of communication or access

• a particular kind of product or merchandise

• a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

• space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

• the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress

• a short personal letter

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

verb

• be in line with; form a line along

• cover the interior of

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• mark with lines

• fill plentifully

• reinforce with fabric

rut
nounn
noun

• a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

• a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

• applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

verb

• be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals

• hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

seam
verb, nounv, n
noun

• joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit

verb

• put together with a seam

Best Hypernyms For FURROWS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for furrows, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
channels cut delve depression dig fold impression imprint marks trench depressions grooves lines
Phrases (4)
cut intofold upturn overturn up

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