ridge
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
the long and narrow upper edge, angle, or crest of something, as a hill, wave, or vault.
the back of an animal.
any raised, narrow strip, as on cloth.
the horizontal line in which the tops of the rafters of a roof meet.
(on a weather chart) a narrow, elongated area of high pressure.
to provide with or form into a ridge or ridges.
to mark with or as if with ridges.
to form ridges.
Origin of ridge
1Other words from ridge
- ridgelike, adjective
- un·ridged, adjective
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How to use ridge in a sentence
Of course, beyond tasting good, these chips make great platforms—the deep ridges enable them to hold dips effectively.
So we salute you, Mr. Fielder, even as we continue to huff and puff at the gym in pursuit of those rippling ridges.
Prince Fielder’s Demi Moore Moment: World Loses It Over Athlete Without Six-Pack | Tim Teeman | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAny washing of the hands soaks the tissue on a finger and threatens what creates fingerprints: ridges of dead tissue.
New iPhone a Problem for People Who Lack Fingerprints | Winston Ross | September 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile we are looking across distant ridges at potential risks, real threats are coming through the back door.
Colorado Blazes Remind Us That National Policy on Fire Needs a Fix | Stephen J. Pyne | June 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the south, the dish is made with dry noodles, often with ridges.
First a shower of shells dropping all along the lower ridges and out over the surface of the Bay.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThere was the same cupboard that had been our mountain; here the same chairs that formed our ridges and our valleys.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydAfter this it wound along on ridges and in ravines till it reached the heart of a great pine forest, where stood a saw-mill.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonHerbert brings amazing fine detail about the night and day battle on the high ridges.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonTwenty minutes jogging brought us into a stretch of rough country, a series of knobs and ridges cut by innumerable coulées.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for ridge
/ (rɪdʒ) /
a long narrow raised land formation with sloping sides esp one formed by the meeting of two faces of a mountain or of a mountain buttress or spur
any long narrow raised strip or elevation, as on a fabric or in ploughed land
anatomy any elongated raised margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc
the top of a roof at the junction of two sloping sides
(as modifier): a ridge tile
the back or backbone of an animal, esp a whale
meteorol an elongated area of high pressure, esp an extension of an anticyclone: Compare trough (def. 4)
to form into a ridge or ridges
Origin of ridge
1Derived forms of ridge
- ridgelike, adjective
- ridgy, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for ridge
[ rĭj ]
A long narrow chain of hills or mountains.
A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure associated with an area of peak anticyclonic circulation. Compare trough.
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