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ridge

/ ridge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters
Type of:
beam
Has parts:
gable roof saddle roof saddleback
verb Sense 2
plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
Type of:
plow plough turn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
farming agriculture husbandry
verb Sense 3
throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
"He ridged his corn"
Type of:
throw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
spade into alternate ridges and troughs
"ridge the soil"
Type of:
spade
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
form into a ridge
Type of:
shape form
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
any long raised strip
Type of:
convex shape convexity
Kinds of:
raphe rhaphe corrugation
noun Sense 7
a long narrow range of hills
Type of:
geological formation formation
Kinds of:
arete hogback horseback
noun Sense 8
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
Type of:
natural elevation elevation
Kinds of:
bank bar dune sand dune esker
noun Sense 9
any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
Type of:
process outgrowth appendage
Kinds of:
supraorbital ridge supraorbital torus superciliary ridge superciliary arch
verb Sense 10
extend in ridges
"The land ridges towards the South"
Type of:
cover extend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
92%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
37
Times Searched
8
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Related Words

beam plow plough turn throw spade shape form convex shape convexity raphe rhaphe