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ridge

 
Noun ridge has 5 senses
  1. ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation
    --1 is a kind of
    natural elevation, elevation
    --1 has particulars:
     bank; bar; dune, sand dune; esker; ledge, shelf; reef; ripple mark
    Derived form: verb ridge1
  2. ridge - any long raised strip
    --2 is a kind of
    convex shape, convexity
    --2 has particulars: raphe, rhaphe; corrugation
    Derived forms: verb ridge5, verb ridge4, verb ridge3, verb ridge2
  3. ridge - a long narrow range of hills
    --3 is a kind of
    geological formation, formation
    --3 has particulars: arete; hogback, horseback
    Derived form: verb ridge1
  4. 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:
     supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torus, superciliary ridge, superciliary arch
  5. 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
Verb ridge has 5 senses
  1. ridge - extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"
    --1 is one way to
    cover, extend
    Derived forms: noun ridge3, noun ridge1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. ridge - plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
    --2 is one way to
    plow, plough, turn
    Derived form: noun ridge2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. ridge - throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn"
    --3 is one way to
    throw
    Derived form: noun ridge2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. ridge - spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"
    --4 is one way to
    spade
    Derived form: noun ridge2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. ridge - form into a ridge
    --5 is one way to
    shape, form
    Derived form: noun ridge2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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