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uurre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • furrow noun A long, narrow trench cut into soil, typically by a plow.
  • gouge noun A chisel with a curved blade, used to cut grooves or hollows into wood or stone.
  • groove noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • rut noun A deep groove or track worn into the ground by repeated wheels or footsteps.

Senses

uurre is used for these senses in English:

  • furrow A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.
  • gouge A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.
  • groove A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.
  • line A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
  • rut A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. [from 16th c.]
  • sulcus (anatomy) A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.

furrow — full definition

  1. noun A long, narrow trench cut into soil, typically by a plow.
  2. noun A deep line or wrinkle in the skin, especially the forehead.
  3. verb To wrinkle, especially the brow, from concentration or worry.

gouge — full definition

  1. noun A chisel with a curved blade, used to cut grooves or hollows into wood or stone.
  2. noun A groove or hole left behind, as if cut by such a tool.
  3. verb To dig, scoop, or cut a groove or hole into something.
  4. verb To overcharge someone, especially by taking unfair advantage of a situation.

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