Ridge
21ridge */*/ — UK [rɪdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms ridge : singular ridge plural ridges 1) the long narrow top of a mountain or group of mountains The cottage is set on a ridge in the Chiltern Hills. 2) a long narrow raised line along the surface of… …
22ridge — I. /rɪdʒ / (say rij) noun 1. a long, narrow elevation of land, or a chain of hills or mountains. 2. the long and narrow upper part or crest of something, as of an animal s back, a hill, a wave, etc. 3. Obsolete the back of an animal. 4. any… …
23ridge — [1] An edge, ledge, or lip which protrudes beyond the normal face of an object. See rim ridge. [2] The cutting edge of a screw thread above the flanks. [3] See pressure ridge. [4] A hump. See piston ring ridge burr …
24ridge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rigge, from Old English hrycg; akin to Old High German hrukki ridge, back Date: before 12th century 1. an elevated body part or structure 2. a. a range of hills or mountains b. an elongate elevation on an ocean… …
25ridge — noun Ridge is used before these nouns: ↑tent Ridge is used after these nouns: ↑mountain …
26ridge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fold, welt, wrinkle, flange; arete, spine, esker. See height. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A long, straight, raised portion] Syn. rib, seam, rim, backbone, spinal column, ridgepole, parapet, crest. 2. [Land …
27ridge — Kualapa, kualono, lapa; ♦ pou (of a nose); ridge between flutes of a column, aukā; ♦ ridge with irregular projections, kiokio pali. Also: kūnihi, kūlihi, hālapa, nao, iwi, po o huku, mo o, ōmo omo o, lipi, hiwi, uha i …
28ridge — 1. noun /ɹɪdʒ/ a) The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground. b) Highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area. 2 …
29ridge — 1. A (usually rough) linear elevation. SEE ALSO: crest. 2. In dentistry, any linear elevation on the surface of a tooth. 3. The remainder of the alveolar process and its soft …
30ridge — (Order Decapoda): Carina [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Subclass Branchiura): Elevated ridge along carapace. Refers either to pair on longitudinal ridges delimiting cephalon laterally or to pair of median ribs between compound eyes. (simple, bifurcate… …
