Groove vs. Ridge

Groove vs. Ridge — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Groove and Ridge

Groovenoun

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.

Ridgenoun

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

Groovenoun

A fixed routine.

Ridgenoun

Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.

Groovenoun

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

Ridgenoun

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

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Groovenoun

A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.

Ridgenoun

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

Groovenoun

(mining) A shaft or excavation.

Ridgenoun

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

Grooveverb

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

Ridgenoun

A chain of mountains.

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Grooveverb

(intransitive) To perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.

I was just starting to groove to the band when we had to leave.

Ridgenoun

A chain of hills.

Groovenoun

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)

Ridgenoun

A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.

Groovenoun

a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape;

they fell into a conversational rut

Ridgenoun

(meteorology) A type of warm air that comes down on to land from mountains.

Groovenoun

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

Ridgeverb

(transitive) To form into a ridge

Grooveverb

make a groove in, or provide with a groove;

groove a vinyl record

Ridgeverb

(intransitive) To extend in ridges

Grooveverb

hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove;

furrow soil

Ridgenoun

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

Ridgenoun

any long raised strip

Ridgenoun

a long narrow range of hills

Ridgenoun

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

Ridgenoun

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

Ridgeverb

extend in ridges;

The land ridges towards the South

Ridgeverb

plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

Ridgeverb

throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides;

He ridged his corn

Ridgeverb

spade into alternate ridges and troughs;

ridge the soil

Ridgeverb

form into a ridge