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ridge

Syllabification: (ridge)
Pronunciation: /rij/

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Definition of ridge

noun

  • a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed:the northeast ridge of Everest
  • the line or edge formed where the two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top.
  • Meteorology an elongated region of high atmospheric pressure.
  • a narrow raised band running along or across a surface:buff your nails in order to smooth ridges
  • a raised strip of arable land, especially (in medieval open fields) one of a set separated by furrows.

verb

[with object] (often as adjective ridged)
  • mark with or form into narrow raised bands:the ridged sand of the beach
  • [no object] (of a surface) form into or rise up as a narrow raised band:the crust of the earth ridged
  • form (arable land) into raised strips separated by furrows:a field plowed in narrow stretches that are ridged up slightly

Derivatives

ridgy

adjective

Origin:

Old English hrycg 'spine, crest', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rug and German Rücken 'back'

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