groove

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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.

the track or channel of a phonograph record for the needle or stylus.

a fixed routine: to get into a groove.

Printing. the furrow at the bottom of a piece of type.

Slang. an enjoyable time or experience.

verb (used with object), grooved, groov·ing.

to cut a groove in; furrow.

Slang.

to appreciate and enjoy.
to please immensely.

verb (used without object), grooved, groov·ing.

Slang.

to take great pleasure; enjoy oneself: He was grooving on the music.
to get along or interact well.

to fix in a groove.

OTHER WORDS FOR groove

3 rut, habit, pattern.

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Idioms about groove

in the groove, Slang.

in perfect functioning order.
in the popular fashion; up-to-date: If you want to be in the groove this summer, you'll need a bikini.

Origin of groove

1350–1400; Middle English grofe, groof mining shaft; cognate with Middle Dutch groeve,Dutch groef,German Grube pit, ditch; akin to grave¹

OTHER WORDS FROM groove

grooveless, adjectivegroovelike, adjectivegroover, nounre·groove, verb (used with object), re·grooved, re·groov·ing.

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How to use groove in a sentence

Be sure to cut these grooves in the center of each edge so that they all line up once assembled, and avoid cutting grooves on any edge that will end up on the outside edges of the door.
Build your own door and ascend to a higher level of DIY|Courtney Starr|November 20, 2020|Popular-Science
Julian Gressel, a major trade acquisition last winter, never found a groove.
D.C. United’s first offseason priority: Hiring a coach|Steven Goff|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
Three days later, I was in a great writing groove that lasted for over a month.
Why You're Tired All the Time|Brad Stulberg|November 5, 2020|Outside Online
The hinge will hold the device open at any angle, but it locks into place using a tongue-in-groove system for when you want it to stay completely flat.
The world’s first folding PC is up for pre-orders. Here’s what to know.|Stan Horaczek|September 30, 2020|Popular-Science

Each lens, known as a diffractive waveguide, is etched with tiny grooves that redirect light across the surface before being steered into a wearer’s eye.
Magic Leap tried to create an alternate reality. Its founder was already in one|Verne Kopytoff|September 26, 2020|Fortune
Kudos to the backup dancer who keeps on grooving like nothing happened.
Miguel, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber & More Concert Fails|The Daily Beast Video|June 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But we didn't expect was to find new Meet The Press moderator David Gregory grooving to Beyonce's "Single Ladies."
The Daily Beast D.C. Diary|The Daily Beast|January 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There were signs of previous glaciation in the form of erratics and many examples of polishing and grooving.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
The guide on the grooving plane thus works against each face of the joint, and this ensures correct jointing.
Woodwork Joints|William Fairham
Having beveled and sandpapered the lid, trace a design on it, and outline this design by grooving.
Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools|Virginia McGaw
It runs back around the bend of the Gourzy overlooking the Laruns hollow, the carriage-road grooving its way down far below it.
A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees|Edwin Asa Dix
Make the doors, tenoning the rails into the stiles and grooving both to receive the mullioned framework of 3/16-in.
Mission Furniture|H. H. Windsor

British Dictionary definitions for groove

groove

/ (ɡruːv) /

noun

a long narrow channel or furrow, esp one cut into wood by a tool

the spiral channel, usually V-shaped, in a gramophone recordSee also microgroove

one of the spiral cuts in the bore of a gun

anatomy any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part; sulcus

mountaineering a shallow fissure in a rock face or between two rock faces, forming an angle of more than 120°

a settled existence, routine, etc, to which one is suited or accustomed, esp one from which it is difficult to escape

slang an experience, event, etc, that is groovy

in the groove

jazz playing well and apparently effortlessly, with a good beat, etc
US fashionable

verb

(tr) to form or cut a groove in

(intr) old-fashioned, slang to enjoy oneself or feel in rapport with one's surroundings

(intr) jazz to play well, with a good beat, etc

Derived forms of groove

grooveless, adjectivegroovelike, adjective

Word Origin for groove

C15: from obsolete Dutch groeve, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gruoba pit, Old Norse grof

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