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Groove vs. Ridge

Groove and Ridge Definitions

Groove

A long narrow furrow or channel.

Ridge

A long narrow upper section or crest
The ridge of a wave.

Groove

The spiral track cut into a phonograph record for the stylus to follow.

Ridge

A long, narrow, elevated section of the earth's surface, such as a chain of hills or mountains or the divide between adjacent valleys.

Groove

(Informal) An interesting or enjoyable rhythm in a piece of music, especially in jazz or popular music.

Ridge

A long mountain range on the ocean floor.
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Groove

(Informal) A settled routine
Got into the groove of a nine-to-five job.

Ridge

A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure. Also called wedge.

Groove

A situation or an activity that one enjoys or to which one is especially well suited
Found his groove playing bass in a trio.

Ridge

A long, narrow, or crested part of the body
The ridge of the nose.

Groove

A very pleasurable experience.

Ridge

The horizontal line formed by the juncture of two sloping planes, especially the line formed by the surfaces at the top of a roof.
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Groove

To cut a groove or grooves in.

Ridge

A narrow, raised strip, as in cloth or on plowed ground.

Groove

(Baseball) To throw (a pitch) over the middle of home plate, where it is likely to be hit.

Ridge

To mark with, form into, or provide with a ridge or ridges.

Groove

To take great pleasure or satisfaction; enjoy oneself
Just sitting around, grooving on the music.

Ridge

To form a ridge or ridges.
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Groove

To be affected with pleasurable excitement.

Ridge

(anatomy) The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.

Groove

To react or interact harmoniously.

Ridge

Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
The plough threw up ridges of earth between the furrows.

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 tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.

Ridge

The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
Mountain ridge

Groove

A fixed routine.

Ridge

The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.

Groove

The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.

Ridge

(fortifications) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.

Groove

(music) A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.

Ridge

A chain of mountains.

Groove

A good feeling (often as in the groove).

Ridge

A chain of hills.

Groove

(mining) A shaft or excavation.

Ridge

(oceanography) A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.

Groove

(motorsport) A racing line, a path across the racing circuit's surface that a racecar will usually track on. (Note: There may be multiple grooves on any particular circuit or segment of circuit)

Ridge

(meteorology) An elongated region of high atmospheric pressure.

Groove

(transitive) To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

Ridge

(transitive) To form into a ridge

Groove

(intransitive) To perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.
I was just starting to groove to the band when we had to leave.

Ridge

(intransitive) To extend in ridges

Groove

A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut.

Ridge

The back, or top of the back; a crest.

Groove

Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine.
The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove.

Ridge

A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.
Part rise crystal wall, or ridge direct.

Groove

A shaft or excavation.

Ridge

A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.

Groove

To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

Ridge

The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.

Groove

A long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

Ridge

The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.

Groove

A settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape;
They fell into a conversational rut

Ridge

To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.
Bristles ranged like those that ridge the backOf chafed wild boars.

Groove

(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

Ridge

To form into ridges with the plow, as land.

Groove

Make a groove in, or provide with a groove;
Groove a vinyl record

Ridge

To wrinkle.

Groove

Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove;
Furrow soil

Ridge

A long narrow natural elevation or striation

Ridge

Any long raised strip

Ridge

A long narrow range of hills

Ridge

Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

Ridge

A beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters

Ridge

Extend in ridges;
The land ridges towards the South

Ridge

Plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

Ridge

Throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides;
He ridged his corn

Ridge

Spade into alternate ridges and troughs;
Ridge the soil

Ridge

Form into a ridge

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