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Farrowed vs Furrowed - What's the difference?

farrowed | furrowed |

As verbs the difference between farrowed and furrowed

is that farrowed is past tense of farrow while furrowed is past tense of furrow.

farrowed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (farrow)

    • Anagrams

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    farrow

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A litter of piglets.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give birth to a (litter of piglets).

    • Derived terms

    * farrowing

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of cows) Not pregnant; not producing young (not calving) in a given season or year; barren.

    • furrowed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (furrow)

    • furrow

    English

    (Plough)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
    • Don't walk across that deep furrow in the field.
  • Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal.
  • A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.
    • When she was tired, a deep furrow appeared on her forehead.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make (a) groove, a cut(s) in (the ground etc.).
    • Cart wheels can furrow roads.
  • To wrinkle
  • To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to worry, concentration etc.
    • Leave me alone so I can furrow my brows and concentrate.

    Synonyms

    * (sense, to pull one's brows or eyebrows together) frown

    See also

    * plough a lonely furrow