Lexicon: furrow – fuse

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furrow, n. [OE furh.]

  1. Small ripple in the earth.
  2. Row; seam (play on sowing and sewing).
  3. Phrase. “No Furrow on the Glow”: leave marks or tracks.

furrow, v. [see furrow, n.]

Make a narrow clearing.

further, adj. [see further, adv.]

further, adv. [OE.]

furthest, adj. [see further, adv.]

furtive, adj. [Fr.]

Secretive; mysterious.

furze, n. [OE fyrs.]

Thorny, flowering plant.

fuschzia (-'s), n. [var. of fuchsia.]

Pink or purple colored flower or a primrose variety.

fuse, n. [L. fusus, spindle.]

Small pipe filled with combustible matter by which fire is communicated to the powder in the bomb; but as the matter burns slowly, time is given before the charge takes fire for the bomb to reach its destination.

fuse, v. [L. fus-, pour, melt.]

Blend; come together and increase in size.