furrow

Roget-categorie 259

2. Words relating to space
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#259. Furrow

zelfstandig naamwoord

furrow, groove, rut, sulcus [Anat.], scratch, streak, striae, crack, score, incision, slit — chamfer, fluting — corduroy road, cradle hole.
channel, gutter, trench, ditch, dike, dyke — moat, fosse^†, trough, kennel — ravine etc. (interval) 198 — tajo [U.S.], thank-ye-ma'am [U.S.].

werkwoord

furrow etc. n. — flute, plow — incise, engrave, etch, bite in.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

furrowed etc. v. — ribbed, striated, sulcated [Anat.], fluted, canaliculated^† — bisulcous^†, bisulcate^†, bisulcated^† — canaliferous^† — trisulcate^† — corduroy — unisulcate^† — costate^†, rimiform^†.

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