NOUN | object | ridge | a long narrow natural elevation or striation |
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shape | ridge | any long raised strip | |
object | ridge | a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean | |
object | ridge, ridgeline | a long narrow range of hills | |
body | ridge | any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane | |
artifact | ridge, ridgepole, rooftree | a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top | |
VERB | stative | ridge | extend in ridges |
creation | ridge | plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip | |
contact | ridge | throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides | |
contact | ridge | spade into alternate ridges and troughs | |
change | ridge | form into a ridge |
Sounds | rih'jh | |
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Rhymes | abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... |
Meaning | A long narrow natural elevation or striation. | |
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Narrower | bank | A long ridge or pile |
bar | A submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore | |
dune, sand dune | A ridge of sand created by the wind | |
esker | (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment | |
ledge, shelf | A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water | |
reef | A submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water | |
ripple mark | One of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind | |
Broader | natural elevation, elevation | A raised or elevated geological formation |
Verbs | ridge | extend in ridges |
Meaning | Any long raised strip. | |
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Narrower | corrugation | A ridge on a corrugated surface |
raphe, rhaphe | A ridge that forms a seam between two parts | |
Broader | convex shape, convexity | A shape that curves or bulges outward |
Spanish | cresta | |
Catalan | cresta | |
Verbs | ridge | form into a ridge |
ridge | spade into alternate ridges and troughs | |
ridge | throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides | |
ridge | plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip |
Meaning | A long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean. | |
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Instances | Mid-Atlantic Ridge | A very long narrow elevation on the ocean floor that runs all the way from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic |
Broader | geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth |
Spanish | dorsal |
Meaning | A long narrow range of hills. | |
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Synonym | ridgeline | |
Narrower | arete | A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains |
hogback, horseback | A narrow ridge of hills | |
Broader | geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth |
Spanish | cresta, ridgeline | |
Catalan | cresta, ridgeline | |
Verbs | ridge | extend in ridges |
Meaning | Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane. | |
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Narrower | supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torus, superciliary ridge, superciliary arch | A ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket |
Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | ridgepole, rooftree | |
Part of | gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof | A double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end |
Broader | beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
Spanish | cresta, cumbrera, parhilera |
Meaning | Extend in ridges. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "The land ridges towards the South" | |
Broader | cover, continue, extend | span an interval / interval of distance, space or time |
Nouns | ridge | a long narrow natural elevation or striation |
ridge | a long narrow range of hills |
Meaning | plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Category | farming, agriculture, husbandry | The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
Broader | plow, plough, turn | To break and turn over earth especially with a plow |
Spanish | acaballonar | |
Catalan | cavallonar | |
Nouns | ridge | any long raised strip |
Meaning | Throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "He ridged his corn" | |
Broader | throw | Propel through the air |
Nouns | ridge | any long raised strip |
Meaning | spade into alternate ridges and troughs. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "ridge the soil" | |
Broader | spade | dig (up) with a spade |
Spanish | acaballonar | |
Nouns | ridge | any long raised strip |
Meaning | form into a ridge. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | shape, form | Give shape or form to |
Participle | ridged | having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship |
Nouns | ridge | any long raised strip |
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