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ridge (rij)

noun

  1. Obsolete an animal's spine or back
  2. the long, narrow top or crest of something, as of an animal's back, a wave, a mountain, etc.
  3. a long, narrow elevation of land or a similar range of hills or mountains
  4. any raised line or raised narrow strip, as in corded fabric, plowed land, etc.
  5. the horizontal line formed by the meeting of two sloping surfaces the ridge of a roof
  6. a long, narrow high-pressure area on a weather map

Etymology: ME rigge < OE hrycg, akin to ON hrygr, backbone, Ger rücken, back < IE *(s)kreuk-, a hump, mound < base *(s)ker-, to bend > L curvus, bent, circus, a ring

transitive verb, intransitive verb ridged, ridg·ing

  1. to mark or be marked with a ridge or ridges
  2. to form into or furnish with a ridge or ridges

ridge Synonyms

ridge

n.

  1. A long, straight, raised portion

    rib, seam, rim, backbone, spinal column, ridgepole, parapet, crest.

  2. Land forming a ridge, sense 1

    mountain ridge, range, elevation, hill, moraine, terminal moraine, medial moraine, esker, kame, hogback, arête.

ridge Usage Examples

Object

  • griddle: This was then cooked on a ridged griddle pan over a medium to low heat for about four minutes on each side.

Converse of object

  • undulate: The landscape has an undulating ridge and valley form.
  • ascend: Indeed, the nineteenth century topography is of village in a meadow ascending a lofty sandstone ridge which has extensive views.

Adjective modifier

  • mid-ocean: Yet scientists have estimated that about three quarters of the material erupted on Earth each year originates at spreading mid-ocean ridges.
  • rocky: We then took a rough track up into the scrub, keeping our eyes fixed on the same rocky ridge.
  • grassy: So please... 2 [ Long view of the scene - Koharu, Kagome, Inuyasha and Sango are sitting beside a grassy ridge.
  • alveolar: This has considerable advantages in maintaining the blood clot and encouraging new bone growth to maintain the alveolar bony ridge.
  • tree-lined: The Campaign objected that no visual impact appraisal of the effect of the development on the tree-lined ridge had been carried out.
  • wooded: That Indian was more than half a mile away across a wooded ridge.

Modifies a noun

  • tile: The use of glaze on ridge tiles varies from type to type.
  • purlin: Floor of ornamental tiles; plastered and painted walls; roof of close-set rafters and a ridge purlin, all 19thC.
  • crest: Day 25: Monjo We cross a low ridge crest and drop down to Namche Bazaar.
  • ventilator: Ventilation must be adequate and most gardeners agree that both side and ridge ventilators are essential for proper airing during the summer months.

Noun used with modifier

  • moraine: The Glenelly Valley Complex occurs as a series of moraine ridges in the extreme southeast of the LCA.
  • knife-edge: David says that he was surprised at how challenging Lhakpa Ri was and commented on the spectacular 50 meter knife-edge summit ridge.
  • shingle: Sand wasp The dune systems at Holkham are formed on old shingle ridges.
  • summit: The final part of the climb being a traverse of the summit ridge which in itself is worth a visit.
  • brow: Notice also the projecting face, low forehead, and pronounced brow ridges.
  • skyline: To the right was the valley wall, reaching up to a skyline ridge.

Preposition: of

  • moraine: Sand and gravel quarries are a significant pressure in areas with ridges of glacial moraine toward the outer margins of the vale.

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