Definition of Ridge

1. Verb. Extend in ridges. "The land ridges towards the South"

Generic synonyms: Continue, Cover, Extend

2. Noun. A long narrow natural elevation or striation.
Specialized synonyms: Bank, Bar, Dune, Sand Dune, Esker, Ledge, Shelf, Reef, Ripple Mark
Generic synonyms: Elevation, Natural Elevation

3. Verb. Plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip.
Category relationships: Agriculture, Farming, Husbandry
Generic synonyms: Plough, Plow, Turn

4. Noun. Any long raised strip.
Specialized synonyms: Raphe, Rhaphe, Corrugation
Generic synonyms: Convex Shape, Convexity

5. Verb. Throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides. "He ridged his corn"
Generic synonyms: Throw

6. Noun. A long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean.
Generic synonyms: Formation, Geological Formation
Specialized synonyms: Mid-atlantic Ridge

7. Verb. Spade into alternate ridges and troughs. "Ridge the soil"
Generic synonyms: Spade

8. Noun. A long narrow range of hills.
Exact synonyms: Ridgeline
Specialized synonyms: Arete, Hogback, Horseback
Generic synonyms: Formation, Geological Formation

9. Verb. Form into a ridge.
Generic synonyms: Form, Shape

10. Noun. Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane.

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.
Exact synonyms: Ridgepole, Rooftree
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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ridge

rider's muscles
rider plate
ridered
riderless
riders
ridership
riderships
rides
rideshare
ridesharer
ridesharers
rideshares
ridesharing
ridest
rideth
ridge (current term)
ridge-runner
ridge course
ridge relation
ridge resorption
ridge rope
ridge tile
ridge vent
ridge vents
ridgeback
ridgebacks
ridgebone
ridgebones
ridged

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