ridge

1. (verb) form into a ridge
Related Words: form, shape

2. (verb) spade into alternate ridges and troughs, of soil
Related Words: spade

3. (verb) through soil toward (a crop row) from both sides: "He ridged his corn"
Related Words: throw

4. (verb) plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
Related Words: plough, plow, turn

5. (verb) extend in ridges: "The land ridges towards the South"
Related Words: cover, extend

6. (noun) a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters
Synonyms: ridgepole, rooftree
Related Words: beam

7. (noun) a long narrow range of hills
Related Words: arete, formation, geological formation, geology

8. (noun) a long narrow natural elevation or striation
Related Words: bank, bar, dune, elevation, ledge, natural elevation, reef, ripple mark, sand dune, shelf

9. (noun) any long raised strip
Related Words: convex shape, convexity, corrugation



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