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 the new study, researchers examined several kinds of depressions, punctures, holes, and grooves that appeared to have been left by teeth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
She shakes out our hair on the euphoric Good For The Soul, and throws shapes to the filtered grooves of Love Sensation, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Listen closely through the web of startling improvisations on Mr. Sorey’s version of “Effi,” and you can hear Mr. Allen playing traces of Merritt’s alluring bass grooves from the original.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
We found these grooves also appear naturally in wild primates, with little support for tooth-picking as the cause.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
As the hours pass I get used to the motion of the train, the heavy wheels clacking in their grooves, the industrial hum under my seat.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
