furl vs furrow :

furl vs furrow

furl or furrow

Furrow is used to express worry over something or an action.

"He furrowed while thinking about last night."

Furl is the act of lowering a sail and wrapping it round the mast to secure it.

"I made sure the boys furled the sail before we left shore."


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Definitions
  furl
  • v  form into a cylinder by rolling
  furrow
  • n  a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
  • n  a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
  • v  hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
    furrow soil
  • v  make wrinkled or creased
    furrow one's brow
  • v  cut a furrow into a columns
News & Articles
  furl
  • Spangdahlem fighter squadron closing after 60 years in Europe
    When it was time to furl the guidon at the 81st Fighter Squadron’s inactivation ceremony Tuesday, the only A-10 Thunderbolt II in the hangar was a small concrete replica of the squadron’s aircraft on display near the stage.
    June 18, 2013 - Stars and Stripes
  • Spangdahlem fighter squadron closing after 60 years in Europe
    When it was time to furl the guidon at the 81st Fighter Squadron’s inactivation ceremony Tuesday, the only A-10 Thunderbolt II in the hangar was a small concrete replica of the squadron’s aircraft on display near the stage.
    June 18, 2013 - Stars and Stripes
  furrow
  • The Spurs' Rock Finally Cracks: Tim Duncan Needs Your Love Now
    The outside world never seems to affect Tim Duncan as much it does you and me. He doesn't furrow his brow or snarl. His whole bearing suggests a sort of aloof, unrelatable mastery—of his talents, of his emotions, of his image, of everything around him. Which is why it was so hard to watch him last night in the moments after he fell just short of his fifth NBA title. Sitting behind a podium in ...
    June 21, 2013 - Deadspin
  • Pre-register now for your audition for the locally produced period drama 'Breath of Heaven'
    Your chance to be in a local independent film! I recently talked with local filmmakers Herschel Zahnd and Kathryn Furrow about their new proj
    June 21, 2013 - Louisville.com
  • The Spurs' Rock Finally Cracks: Tim Duncan Needs Your Love Now
    The outside world never seems to affect Tim Duncan as much it does you and me. He doesn't furrow his brow or snarl. His whole bearing suggests a sort of aloof, unrelatable mastery—of his talents, of his emotions, of his image, of everything around him. Which is why it was so hard to watch him last night in the moments after he fell just short of his fifth NBA title. Sitting behind a podium in ...
    June 21, 2013 - Deadspin