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Noun ridge has 5 senses
- ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation
--1 is a kind of natural elevation, elevation
--1 has particulars:
- ridge - any long raised strip
--2 is a kind of convex shape, convexity
--2 has particulars: raphe, rhaphe; corrugation
- ridge - a long narrow range of hills
--3 is a kind of geological formation, formation
--3 has particulars: arete; hogback, horseback
- ridge - any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
--4 is a kind of process, outgrowth, appendage
--4 has particulars:
- ridge, ridgepole, rooftree - a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters
--5 is a kind of beam
--5 is a part of gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof
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