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Definition of Ridge
1. Verb. Extend in ridges. "The land ridges towards the South"
2. Noun. A long narrow natural elevation or striation.
Generic synonyms: Elevation, Natural Elevation
3. Verb. Plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip.
4. Noun. Any long raised strip.
5. Verb. Throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides. "He ridged his corn"
6. Noun. A long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean.
7. Verb. Spade into alternate ridges and troughs. "Ridge the soil"
8. Noun. A long narrow range of hills.
Specialized synonyms: Arete, Hogback, Horseback
Generic synonyms: Formation, Geological Formation
9. Verb. Form into a ridge.
10. Noun. Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane.
Specialized synonyms: Superciliary Arch, Superciliary Ridge, Supraorbital Ridge, Supraorbital Torus
11. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Beam
Group relationships: Gable Roof, Saddle Roof, Saddleback, Saddleback Roof
Definition of Ridge
1. n. The back, or top of the back; a crest.
2. v. t. To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.
Definition of Ridge
1. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English dot=) after a natural landscape feature. ¹
2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname. ¹
3. Noun. (context: anatomy) The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped. ¹
4. Noun. Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip. ¹
5. Noun. The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground. ¹
6. Noun. Highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area. ¹
7. Noun. A chain of mountains. ¹
8. Noun. A chain of hills. ¹
9. Noun. A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom. ¹
10. Noun. (meteorology) A type of warm air that comes down on to land from mountains. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive) To form into a ridge ¹
12. Verb. (intransitive) To extend in ridges ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ridge
1. to form into ridges (long, narrow elevations) [v RIDGED, RIDGING, RIDGES]
Medical Definition of Ridge
1. 1. A (usually rough) linear elevation. See: crest. 2. In dentistry, any linear elevation on the surface of a tooth. 3. The remainder of the alveolar process and its soft tissue covering after the teeth are removed. Origin: A. S. Hyrcg, back, spine (05 Mar 2000)