groove
noun
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.
grooves
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pluralof groove.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof groove (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
groovenouna 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.
Example Sentences
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In contrast, the neighboring grooves between these ridges, called sulci, still contained considerable amyloid buildup.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
The U.S. release ended up with an altered track listing that highlighted the group’s folkier leanings; Joni Mitchell wore the grooves out on her copy and slipped “Norwegian Wood” into her coffeehouse sets in Detroit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Both of the hunter-gatherers showed an unusual dental wear pattern with deep, rounded tooth grooves, which the researchers found was caused by sucking whole betel nuts.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Computer simulations then revealed what appears to make this close contact possible: positively charged metal ions can settle into the grooves of DNA and serve as tiny molecular bridges between the two molecules.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The size of the chambers of the nautilus and the number of clockwise grooves to counterclockwise grooves in the pineapple are governed by this sequence.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
