ridge
English Thesaurus
1. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | beam, |
| definition | : | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction (noun.artifact) |
2. any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | appendage, outgrowth, process, |
| definition | : | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (noun.body) |
3. a long narrow natural elevation or striation (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | bank, |
| definition | : | a long ridge or pile (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | bar, |
| definition | : | a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | dune, sand dune, |
| definition | : | a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | esker, |
| definition | : | (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | ledge, shelf, |
| definition | : | a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | reef, |
| definition | : | a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | ripple mark, |
| definition | : | one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind (noun.object) |
4. a long narrow range of hills (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | arete, |
| definition | : | a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains (noun.object) |
5. a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean (noun.object)
| instance hyponym | : | mid-atlantic ridge, |
| definition | : | a very long narrow elevation on the ocean floor that runs all the way from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic (noun.object) |
6. any long raised strip (noun.shape)
| hyponym | : | raphe, rhaphe, |
| definition | : | a ridge that forms a seam between two parts (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | corrugation, |
| definition | : | a ridge on a corrugated surface (noun.shape) |
7. form into a ridge (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | form, shape, |
| definition | : | give shape or form to (verb.change) |
8. spade into alternate ridges and troughs (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | spade, |
| definition | : | dig (up) with a spade (verb.contact) |
9. throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | throw, |
| definition | : | propel through the air (verb.contact) |
10. plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | plough, plow, turn, |
| definition | : | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow (verb.creation) |
11. extend in ridges (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | continue, cover, extend, |
| definition | : | span an interval of distance, space or time (verb.stative) |
12. a long narrow natural elevation or striation (noun.object)
| derivation | : | ridge, ridge, |
| definition | : | extend in ridges (verb.stative) |
13. any long raised strip (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | form into a ridge (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | spade into alternate ridges and troughs (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip (verb.creation) |
14. form into a ridge (verb.change)
15. extend in ridges (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | a long narrow natural elevation or striation (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | ridge, ridgeline, |
| definition | : | a long narrow range of hills (noun.object) |
16. a long narrow natural elevation or striation (noun.object)
| derivation | : | ridge, ridge, |
| definition | : | extend in ridges (verb.stative) |
17. any long raised strip (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | form into a ridge (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | spade into alternate ridges and troughs (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip (verb.creation) |
18. form into a ridge (verb.change)
19. extend in ridges (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | a long narrow natural elevation or striation (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | ridge, ridgeline, |
| definition | : | a long narrow range of hills (noun.object) |
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