Defenition of the word ridge
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Defenition of the word ridge
- Elevated zone of a mountain range, that frequently coincides with the watershed.
- a long narrow range of hills
- a long narrow natural elevation or striation
- any long raised strip
- form into a ridge
- spade into alternate ridges and troughs, of soil
- through soil toward (a crop row) from both sides: "He ridged his corn"
- plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
- extend in ridges: "The land ridges towards the South"
- a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters
- any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
- spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"
- throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn"
- extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"
- a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
- a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
- spade into alternate ridges and troughs
- throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
- extend in ridges
Synonyms for the word ridge
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- crease
- crest
- crinkle
- crumple
- edge
- fold
- pleat
- point
- pucker
- ridgepole
- rim
- rooftree
- wrinkle
Similar words in the ridge
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- ridge
- ridge's
- ridged
- ridgepole
- ridgepole's
- ridgepoles
- ridges
Meronymys for the word ridge
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- gable roof
- saddle roof
- saddleback
- saddleback roof
Hyponyms for the word ridge
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- arete
- bank
- bar
- corrugation
- dune
- esker
- hogback
- horseback
- ledge
- raphe
- reef
- rhaphe
- ripple mark
- sand dune
- shelf
- superciliary arch
- superciliary ridge
- supraorbital ridge
- supraorbital torus
Hypernyms for the word ridge
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- appendage
- beam
- continue
- convex shape
- convexity
- cover
- elevation
- extend
- form
- formation
- geological formation
- geology
- natural elevation
- outgrowth
- plough
- plow
- process
- shape
- spade
- surname
- throw
- turn
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