sulco — meaning in English

English meaning

• furrow noun A long, narrow trench cut into soil, typically by a plow.
• groove noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.
• rut noun A deep groove or track worn into the ground by repeated wheels or footsteps.
• wake verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.

Senses

sulco is used for these senses in English:

• furrow A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
• furrow A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.
• 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.
• 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.
• wake (nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.

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.

groove — full definition

1. noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.
2. noun A strong, enjoyable rhythm in music.
3. verb To dance or move enjoyably to rhythmic music.

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