Unscramble ridge

Definition of ridge

noun:

• a long narrow natural elevation or striation.
• any long raised strip.
• a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean.
• a long narrow range of hills. Synonyms: ridgeline.
• any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane.
• a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters. Synonyms: ridgepole, rooftree.

verb:

• extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South".
• plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip.
• throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn".
• spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil".
• form into a ridge.

Related words

arete, bank, bar, corrugation, dune, esker, hogback, horseback, ledge, raphe, reef, rhaphe, shelf.

Words nearby

bridge, fridge, midge, ride, ridged, ridgel.

Rhymes with

abridge, bridge, fridge, midge.