ridge

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The back, or top of the back; a crest.

2. 2noun

   A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.

3. 3noun

   A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.

4. 4noun

   The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.

5. 5noun

   The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.

6. 6transitive verb

   To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.

7. 7transitive verb

   To form into ridges with the plow, as land.

8. 8transitive verb

   To wrinkle.

9. 9noun

   a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters

   Synonyms

   ridgepolerooftree
10. 10noun

    any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

11. 11noun

    a long narrow natural elevation or striation

12. 12noun

    a long narrow range of hills

13. 13noun

    a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean

14. 14noun

    any long raised strip

15. 15verb

    form into a ridge

16. 16verb

    spade into alternate ridges and troughs

    "ridge the soil"

17. 17verb

    throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides

    "He ridged his corn"

18. 18verb

    plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

19. 19verb

    extend in ridges

    "The land ridges towards the South"