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- [rij]
- /rɪdʒ/
- /rɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rij]
- /rɪdʒ/
Definitions of ridge word
- noun ridge a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains. 1
- noun ridge the long and narrow upper edge, angle, or crest of something, as a hill, wave, or vault. 1
- noun ridge the back of an animal. 1
- noun ridge any raised, narrow strip, as on cloth. 1
- noun ridge the horizontal line in which the tops of the rafters of a roof meet. 1
- noun ridge (on a weather chart) a narrow, elongated area of high pressure. 1
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Origin of ridge
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English rigge (noun), Old English hrycg spine, crest, ridge; cognate with Dutch rug, German Rücken, Old Norse hryggr
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Parts of speech for Ridge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ridge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ridge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ridge
noun ridge
- aigrette — a long plume worn on hats or as a headdress, esp one of long egret feathers
- bandeau — a narrow band of ribbon, velvet, etc, worn round the head
- berm — a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal
- breastwork — a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high
- breastworks — a defensive work, usually breast high.
verb ridge
- boned — having had the bones removed from it
- boning — Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- break ground — to do something that has not been done before
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
- crease — Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded.
Antonyms for ridge
noun ridge
- flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- flute — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- groove — a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
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